Rechtschreibreform
German, noun/ʁɛçt͡ʃʁaɪ̆pʁeˈfɔʁm/
Rechtschreibreform is spelled R-E-C-H-T-S-C-H-R-E-I-B-R-E-F-O-R-M (18 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 69,095th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rechtschreibreform is a German feminine noun meaning “spelling reform” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Erneuerung der Rechtschreibregeln”.
What does Rechtschreibreform mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininespelling reform
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Erneuerung der Rechtschreibregeln
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 Rechtschreibreform
- Rechtschreibreformen plural
- Rechtschreibereform variant rare
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Rechtschreibreform?
- /ʁɛçt͡ʃʁaɪ̆pʁeˈfɔʁm/
- [ˈʁɛçtʃʁaɪ̯pʁeˌfɔʁm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Rechtschreibreform in German?
Rechtschreibreform 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).