rechtens

[ˈʁɛçtn̩s]

/[ˈʁɛçtn̩s]/ adv

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The verdict

“rechtens” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,893. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,893
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit dem gültigen Recht vereinbar

Corpus desk

Index DE-rechtens · rechtens · German

rechtens · rank #24,893 · 13 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,893
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Receiver

Nearest frequency peer: Receiver (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „rechtens“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „rechtens“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

rechtens vs rechts
75% similar
rechtens vs richten
75% similar
rechtens vs rechter
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for rechtens
PropertyValue
Headwordrechtens
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈʁɛçtn̩s]
Letters8
Frequency rank#24,893
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „rechtens“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).rechtensliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Receiver“ (#24,892), „Rechtsstaatlichkeit“ (#24,894), „raue“ (#24,891). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „rechtens“ bei #24,893. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around rechtens (IPA [ˈʁɛçtn̩s]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #24,893 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "mit dem gültigen Recht vereinbar".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for rechtens, with forms such as "erchtens", "rcehtens", and "recchtens". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "rechts", "richten", "rechter", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is rechtens, spelled R-E-C-H-T-E-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit dem gültigen Recht vereinbar

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how rechtens appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das Vorgehen der Polizei bei dem umstrittenen Einsatz war rechtens.
  2. „Ende August erklärte ein pakistanisches Gericht die Rückkehr der Sharif-Brüder aus dem Exil für rechtens.“

Antonyms

unrecht

This word in other languages

lawful(English)licite(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erchtens
  • rcehtens
  • recchtens
  • rechetns
  • rechhtens
  • rechtenns
  • rechtenss
  • rechtesn
  • rechtnes
  • rechttens
  • recthens
  • rehctens
  • rrechtens

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rechtens - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

erchtens2rcehtens2recchtens1rechetns2rechhtens1rechtenns1rechtenss1rechtesn2
Edit distance from "rechtens"

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 "rechtens"?
"rechtens" is spelled R-E-C-H-T-E-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɛçtn̩s].
What does "rechtens" mean?
As an adverb, "rechtens" means: mit dem gültigen Recht vereinbar
What words are commonly confused with "rechtens"?
"rechtens" is commonly confused with "rechts", "richten", "rechter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rechtens"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rechtens" is [ˈʁɛçtn̩s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rechtens" come from?
"rechtens" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rechtens", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Receiver#24,892Pralinen#24,879Schotter#24,915Pfarrers#24,868

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Regisseure13 variantsSchaffens13 variantsPianisten13 variantsOlympiade13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list