rechtfertige
[ˈʁɛçtˌfɛʁtɪɡə]
The verdict
“rechtfertige” is uncommon German (frequency #60,938 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,938
- frequency rank, German
- 42,116
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rechtfertigen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rechtfertige |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʁɛçtˌfɛʁtɪɡə] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #60,938 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rechtfertige” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
rechtfertige is uncommon German at frequency #60,938 among 42,116 “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
- 11. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rechtfertigen
- 21. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rechtfertigen
- 33. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rechtfertigen
- 42. 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.
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Using “rechtfertige”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-E-C-H-T-F-E-R-T-I-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʁɛçtˌfɛʁtɪɡə] (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
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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.