Rechtschaffenheit

[ˈʁɛçtˌʃafn̩haɪ̯t]

/[ˈʁɛçtˌʃafn̩haɪ̯t]/ noun

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

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Rechtschaffenheit“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rechtschaffenheit
PropertyValue
HeadwordRechtschaffenheit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁɛçtˌʃafn̩haɪ̯t]
Letters17
Frequency rank#67,623
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rechtschaffenheit“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Rechtschaffenheitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „rechtskonservativen“ (#67,624), „Realisten“ (#67,621), „Redaktionsschluss“ (#67,625). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rechtschaffenheit“ bei #67,623. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Zustand, in dem jemand oder etwas rechtschaffen ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Rechtschaffenheit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Rechtschaffenheit des Kandidaten beeindruckte die Wählerschaft.
  2. „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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Rechtschaffenheit"?
"Rechtschaffenheit" is spelled R-E-C-H-T-S-C-H-A-F-F-E-N-H-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɛçtˌʃafn̩haɪ̯t].
What does "Rechtschaffenheit" mean?
As a noun, "Rechtschaffenheit" means: Zustand, in dem jemand oder etwas rechtschaffen ist
How do you pronounce "Rechtschaffenheit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rechtschaffenheit" is [ˈʁɛçtˌʃafn̩haɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rechtschaffenheit" come from?
"Rechtschaffenheit" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Rechtschaffenheit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 17 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list