rechtens

/[ˈʁɛçtn̩s]/ adv

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#24,893

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

rechtens is anGermanadv. It means: mit dem gültigen Recht vereinbar Pronounced [ˈʁɛçtn̩s]. Often confused with rechts and richten.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of rechtens in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for rechtens is 8 letters long, classified as anadv, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁɛçtn̩s]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,893 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "mit dem gültigen Recht vereinbar".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for rechtens, with forms such as "erchtens", "rcehtens", and "recchtens". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "rechts", "richten", "rechter", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is rechtens, spelled R-E-C-H-T-E-N-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit dem gültigen Recht vereinbar

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erchtens,rcehtens,recchtens,rechetns,rechhtens,rechtenns,rechtenss,rechtesn,rechtnes,rechttens,recthens,rehctens,rrechtens

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for rechtens

Misspelling Variants of "rechtens"

erchtens8rcehtens8recchtens9rechetns8rechhtens9rechtenns9rechtenss9rechtesn8
Misspelling Variants of "rechtens"

Frequency rank: #24,893 in German

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 adv, "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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.