rechteckiger

[ˈʁɛçtʔɛkɪɡɐ]

/[ˈʁɛçtʔɛkɪɡɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“rechteckiger” is uncommon German (frequency #85,738 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,738
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rechteckig

Key facts for rechteckiger
PropertyValue
Headwordrechteckiger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʁɛçtʔɛkɪɡɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#85,738
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rechteckiger” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). rechteckiger lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rechteckiger is uncommon German at frequency #85,738 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʁɛçtʔɛkɪɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for rechteckiger in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is rechteckiger, spelled R-E-C-H-T-E-C-K-I-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rechteckig
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rechteckig
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rechteckig
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rechteckig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rechteckig

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rechteckiger"?
"rechteckiger" is spelled R-E-C-H-T-E-C-K-I-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɛçtʔɛkɪɡɐ].
What does "rechteckiger" mean?
As an adjective, "rechteckiger" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rechteckig
How do you pronounce "rechteckiger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rechteckiger" is [ˈʁɛçtʔɛkɪɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rechteckiger" come from?
"rechteckiger" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “rechteckiger”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is R-E-C-H-T-E-C-K-I-G-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʁɛçtʔɛkɪɡɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list