rechtschreiben
German, verb/ˈʁɛçtˌʃʁaɪ̯bən/
rechtschreiben is spelled R-E-C-H-T-S-C-H-R-E-I-B-E-N (14 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written German, the 208,435th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rechtschreiben is a German verb meaning “to spell correctly, to follow orthographical rules” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “gemäß den amtlichen Regeln für die Rechtschreibung (Orthografie) schreiben”.
What does rechtschreiben mean in English?
verb
- 1
to spell correctly, to follow orthographical rules
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. gemäß den amtlichen Regeln für die Rechtschreibung (Orthografie) schreiben
noun: 1. Befolgen der durch Regeln festgelegte, allgemein gültigen Schreibung für Wörter einer bestimmten Sprache
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 rechtschreiben
- rechtschreibt present singular third-person
- rechtschrieb past
- rechtgeschrieben participle past
- haben auxiliary
- 1 strong
- rechtschreibend participle present
- rechtschreibe first-person indicative present
- rechtschreibst indicative present second-person
- rechtschreibest second-person singular subjunctive
- rechtschreibet plural second-person subjunctive
- rechtschrieben first-person indicative plural
- rechtschriebe first-person formal rare
- rechtschriebst indicative preterite second-person
- rechtschriebt indicative plural preterite
- rechtschriebest formal rare second-person
- rechtschriebet formal plural rare
- rechtschreib imperative second-person singular
- Rechtschreibens genitive singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rechtschreiben?
- /ˈʁɛçtˌʃʁaɪ̯bən/
- [ˈʁɛçtˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]
- [ˈʁɛçtˌʃʁaɪ̯bm̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is rechtschreiben in German?
rechtschreiben appears about once in every 14 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).