rechtmäßig
[ˈʁɛçtˌmɛːsɪç]
The verdict
“rechtmäßig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - dem Recht entsprechend, mit dem Recht vereinbar
Corpus desk
Index DE-rechtma-ig · rechtmäßig · German
rechtmäßig · 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 | rechtmäßig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʁɛçtˌmɛːsɪç] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „rechtmäßig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
rechtmäßig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʁɛçtˌmɛːsɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "dem Recht entsprechend, mit dem Recht vereinbar".
rechtmäßig doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is rechtmäßig, spelled R-E-C-H-T-M-Ä-S-S-I-G.
Definition
- 1dem Recht entsprechend, mit dem Recht vereinbar
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how rechtmäßig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Es ist umstritten, ob die Einführung von Studiengebühren rechtmäßig ist.
„Die Abgrenzung zwischen Schiiten und Sunniten geht ursprünglich auf den Streit um die rechtmäßige Nachfolge des Propheten im Jahr 632 n.Chr. zurück.“
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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.