rechtfertige

[ˈʁɛçtˌfɛʁtɪɡə]

/[ˈʁɛçtˌfɛʁtɪɡə]/ verb

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The verdict

“rechtfertige” is uncommon German (frequency #60,938 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,938
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rechtfertigen

Corpus desk

Index DE-rechtfertige · rechtfertige · German

rechtfertige · rank #60,938 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,938
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rechtsgutacht…

Nearest frequency peer: Rechtsgutachten (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „rechtfertige“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „rechtfertige“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rechtfertige
PropertyValue
Headwordrechtfertige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʁɛçtˌfɛʁtɪɡə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#60,938
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „rechtfertige“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).rechtfertigefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rechtsgutachten“ (#60,939), „Rechenschaftsbericht“ (#60,936), „Referats“ (#60,940). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „rechtfertige“ bei #60,938. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rechtfertige is uncommon German at frequency #60,938 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʁɛçtˌfɛʁtɪɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

rechtfertige has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is rechtfertige, spelled R-E-C-H-T-F-E-R-T-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rechtfertigen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rechtfertigen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rechtfertigen
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rechtfertigen

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 "rechtfertige"?
"rechtfertige" is spelled R-E-C-H-T-F-E-R-T-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɛçtˌfɛʁtɪɡə].
What does "rechtfertige" mean?
As a verb, "rechtfertige" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rechtfertigen
How do you pronounce "rechtfertige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rechtfertige" is [ˈʁɛçtˌfɛʁtɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rechtfertige" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

reibungslose#60,942Repräsentanz#60,954Risikogruppe#60,960Rollerfahrer#60,963

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list