Rechthaber
[ˈʁɛçtˌhaːbɐ]
The verdict
“Rechthaber” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die - oft fälschlicherweise - glaubt, im Recht zu sein und versucht, sich durchzusetzen
Corpus desk
Index DE-rechthaber · Rechthaber · German
Rechthaber · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rechthaber |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁɛçtˌhaːbɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Rechthaber“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Rechthaber is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁɛçtˌhaːbɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die - oft fälschlicherweise - glaubt, im Recht zu sein und versucht, sich durchzusetzen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Rechthaber in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Rechthaber, spelled R-E-C-H-T-H-A-B-E-R.
Definition
- 1Person, die - oft fälschlicherweise - glaubt, im Recht zu sein und versucht, sich durchzusetzen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Rechthaber appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Auch in Meister Pfriem setzten die Brüder Grimm einem Nörgler, Besserwisser und Rechthaber par exellence ein unvergessliches Denkmal…“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.