rechts
[ʁɛçt͡s]
The verdict
“rechts” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #708. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #708
- frequency rank, German
- 2,984
- “R” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - seitlich im Gegenteil zu links
Corpus desk
Index DE-rechts · rechts · German
rechts · rank #708 · 10 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #708
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,984
- PHOTO-FINISH Rahmen
Nearest frequency peer: Rahmen (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “rechts”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Möglichkeit
Möglichkeit
99,296 corpus weight
- Rahmen
Rahmen
99,294 corpus weight
- rechts
rechts
99,293 corpus weight
- Sachen
Sachen
99,292 corpus weight
- Schweiz
Schweiz
99,291 corpus weight
- Stück
Stück
99,290 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “rechts” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rechts |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ʁɛçt͡s] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #708 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “rechts” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around rechts (IPA [ʁɛçt͡s]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #708 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for rechts, with forms such as "erchts", "rcehts", and "recchts". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "reiht", "richt", "reicht", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
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 rechts, spelled R-E-C-H-T-S.
Definition
- 1seitlich im Gegenteil zu links
- 2zum politisch rechten Spektrum gehörend, welches insbesondere Kommunismus und Sozialismus ablehnt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how rechts appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In Mitteleuropa fahren Autos rechts.
Rechts sehen Sie gleich die Frauenkirche, wenn Sie aus dem Fenster schauen.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- erchts
- rcehts
- recchts
- rechhts
- rechst
- rechtss
- rechtts
- recths
- rehcts
- rrechts
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rechts - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rechts", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "rechts". Here's where to go from here.
- "rechts" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "reiht". View pair
- 10 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #708 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "R" letter cohort. R–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.