Rechtsanwälte

/[ˈʁɛçt͡sʔanˌvɛltə]/ noun

The verdict

“Rechtsanwälte” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #22,476 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#22,476
frequency rank, German
13
letters
21
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

Dominant Wiktionary sense: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Rechtsanwalt

Key facts for Rechtsanwälte
PropertyValue
HeadwordRechtsanwälte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁɛçt͡sʔanˌvɛltə]
Letters13
Frequency rank#22,476
Misspellings tracked21
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Rechtsanwälte” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Rechtsanwälte lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Rechtsanwälte is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁɛçt͡sʔanˌvɛltə]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,476 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for Rechtsanwälte, with forms such as "erchtsanwälte", "rcehtsanwälte", and "recchtsanwälte". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Rechtsanwalts", "Rechtsanwältin", "Rechtsanwalt", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Rechtsanwälte, spelled R-E-C-H-T-S-A-N-W-Ä-L-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Rechtsanwalt
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Rechtsanwalt
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Rechtsanwalt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erchtsanwälte,rcehtsanwälte,recchtsanwälte,rechhtsanwälte,rechstanwälte,rechtasnwälte,rechtsannwälte,rechtsanwläte,rechtsanwwälte,rechtsanwälet,rechtsanwällte,rechtsanwältte,rechtsanwätle,rechtsanäwlte,rechtsawnälte,rechtsnawälte,rechtssanwälte,rechttsanwälte,recthsanwälte,rehctsanwälte,rrechtsanwälte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Rechtsanwälte - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "Rechtsanwälte"

erchtsanwälte2rcehtsanwälte2recchtsanwälte1rechhtsanwälte1rechstanwälte2rechtasnwälte2rechtsannwälte1rechtsanwläte2
Edit distance from "Rechtsanwälte"

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Rechtsanwälte"?
"Rechtsanwälte" is spelled R-E-C-H-T-S-A-N-W-Ä-L-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɛçt͡sʔanˌvɛltə].
What does "Rechtsanwälte" mean?
As a noun, "Rechtsanwälte" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Rechtsanwalt
What words are commonly confused with "Rechtsanwälte"?
"Rechtsanwälte" is commonly confused with "Rechtsanwalts", "Rechtsanwältin", "Rechtsanwalt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Rechtsanwälte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rechtsanwälte" is [ˈʁɛçt͡sʔanˌvɛltə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rechtsanwälte" come from?
"Rechtsanwälte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Rechtsanwälte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is R-E-C-H-T-S-A-N-W-Ä-L-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʁɛçt͡sʔanˌvɛltə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Rechtsanwalts” - see the side-by-side comparison. Rechtsanwälte vs Rechtsanwalts
  • 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.

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

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