Rechtschaffenheit
[ˈʁɛçtˌʃafn̩haɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Rechtschaffenheit” is uncommon German (frequency #67,623 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #67,623
- frequency rank, German
- 2,984
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zustand, in dem jemand oder etwas rechtschaffen ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-rechtschaffenheit · Rechtschaffenheit · German
Rechtschaffenheit · rank #67,623 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #67,623
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,984
- PHOTO-FINISH rechtskonserv…
Nearest frequency peer: rechtskonservativen (+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 „Rechtschaffenheit“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- rauschte
rauschte
32,381 corpus weight
- Realisten
Realisten
32,380 corpus weight
- Rechtschaff…
Rechtschaffenheit
32,378 corpus weight
- rechtskonse…
rechtskonservativen
32,377 corpus weight
- Redaktionss…
Redaktionsschluss
32,376 corpus weight
- Reflexen
Reflexen
32,375 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Rechtschaffenheit“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rechtschaffenheit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁɛçtˌʃafn̩haɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Frequency rank | #67,623 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Rechtschaffenheit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Rechtschaffenheit is uncommon German at frequency #67,623 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁɛçtˌʃafn̩haɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zustand, in dem jemand oder etwas rechtschaffen ist".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Rechtschaffenheit, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Rechtschaffenheit, spelled R-E-C-H-T-S-C-H-A-F-F-E-N-H-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Zustand, in dem jemand oder etwas rechtschaffen ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Rechtschaffenheit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Rechtschaffenheit des Kandidaten beeindruckte die Wählerschaft.
„Das hatte er vor allem seiner sittlichen Rechtschaffenheit zu verdanken und seiner Gottesfurcht, die sein steifer weißer Kragen ausstrahlte.“
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); 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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