Rechtschaffenheit
German, noun/ˈʁɛçtˌʃafənhaɪ̯t/
Rechtschaffenheit is spelled R-E-C-H-T-S-C-H-A-F-F-E-N-H-E-I-T (17 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 67,080th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rechtschaffenheit is a German feminine noun meaning “righteousness, probity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Zustand, in dem jemand oder etwas rechtschaffen ist”.
What does Rechtschaffenheit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerighteousness, probity
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zustand, in dem jemand oder etwas rechtschaffen ist
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Rechtschaffenheit
- Rechtschaffenheiten nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Rechtschaffenheit?
- /ˈʁɛçtˌʃafənhaɪ̯t/
- [ˈʁɛçtˌʃafn̩haɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Rechtschaffenheit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Rechtschaffenheit in German?
Rechtschaffenheit appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).