Rechthaberei

[ˌʁɛçthaːbəˈʁaɪ̯]

/[ˌʁɛçthaːbəˈʁaɪ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rechthaberei” is uncommon German (frequency #94,775 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,775
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verhalten, seinen eigenen Standpunkt/seine eigene Meinung um nahezu jeden Preis, auch gegen Widerspruch durchzusetzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-rechthaberei · Rechthaberei · German

Rechthaberei · rank #94,775 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,775
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Reals

Nearest frequency peer: Reals (-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 „Rechthaberei“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rechthaberei
PropertyValue
HeadwordRechthaberei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌʁɛçthaːbəˈʁaɪ̯]
Letters12
Frequency rank#94,775
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rechthaberei“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Rechthabereifällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Reals“ (#94,774), „Realitätsverweigerung“ (#94,773), „Rechtswesen“ (#94,777). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rechthaberei“ bei #94,775. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rechthaberei is uncommon German at frequency #94,775 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌʁɛçthaːbəˈʁaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verhalten, seinen eigenen Standpunkt/seine eigene Meinung um nahezu jeden Preis, auch gegen Widerspruch durchzusetzen".

Rechthaberei has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Rechthaberei, spelled R-E-C-H-T-H-A-B-E-R-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verhalten, seinen eigenen Standpunkt/seine eigene Meinung um nahezu jeden Preis, auch gegen Widerspruch durchzusetzen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Durch seine Rechthaberei provozierte er die ganze Belegschaft.
  2. „Schließlich wandte sich der Meister vom Stuhl mit missgünstiger Ironie an Pierre und bemerkte, er habe sich wohl ein wenig fortreissen lassen, und seine Haltung in der Debatte sei wohl nicht nur von Liebe zur Tugend, sondern auch von Rechthaberei beeeinflusst gewesen.“

This word in other languages

assertiveness(English)dogmatismo(Español)prétention(Français)dogmatismo(Português)

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 "Rechthaberei"?
"Rechthaberei" is spelled R-E-C-H-T-H-A-B-E-R-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌʁɛçthaːbəˈʁaɪ̯].
What does "Rechthaberei" mean?
As a noun, "Rechthaberei" means: Verhalten, seinen eigenen Standpunkt/seine eigene Meinung um nahezu jeden Preis, auch gegen Widerspruch durchzusetzen
How do you pronounce "Rechthaberei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rechthaberei" is [ˌʁɛçthaːbəˈʁaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rechthaberei" come from?
"Rechthaberei" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Recyclinghof#94,778ratifizieren#94,771Privatkredit#94,749postulierten#94,744

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list