rechtsextrem

/[ˈʁɛçt͡sʔɛksˌtʁeːm]/ adj

Letters

12 characters

Frequency Rank

#38,357

in German word usage

Misspellings

20

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

rechtsextrem is anGermanadj. It means: radikalen, dem Rechtsextremismus anhängenden Ideen folgend Pronounced [ˈʁɛçt͡sʔɛksˌtʁeːm]. Often confused with rechtsextreme and rechtsextremen.

Key facts for rechtsextrem
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Headwordrechtsextrem
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈʁɛçt͡sʔɛksˌtʁeːm]
Letters12
Frequency rank#38,357
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of rechtsextrem in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for rechtsextrem is 12 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁɛçt͡sʔɛksˌtʁeːm]. Corpus data places it at rank #38,357 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "radikalen, dem Rechtsextremismus anhängenden Ideen folgend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for rechtsextrem, with forms such as "erchtsextrem", "rcehtsextrem", and "recchtsextrem". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "rechtsextreme", "rechtsextremen", "rechtsextremer", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is rechtsextrem, spelled R-E-C-H-T-S-E-X-T-R-E-M, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    radikalen, dem Rechtsextremismus anhängenden Ideen folgend

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erchtsextrem,rcehtsextrem,recchtsextrem,rechhtsextrem,rechstextrem,rechtesxtrem,rechtsetxrem,rechtsexrtem,rechtsexterm,rechtsextremm,rechtsextrme,rechtsextrrem,rechtsexttrem,rechtsexxtrem,rechtssextrem,rechtsxetrem,rechttsextrem,recthsextrem,rehctsextrem,rrechtsextrem

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for rechtsextrem

Misspelling Variants of "rechtsextrem"

erchtsextrem12rcehtsextrem12recchtsextrem13rechhtsextrem13rechstextrem12rechtesxtrem12rechtsetxrem12rechtsexrtem12
Misspelling Variants of "rechtsextrem"

Frequency rank: #38,357 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rechtsextrem"?
"rechtsextrem" is spelled R-E-C-H-T-S-E-X-T-R-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɛçt͡sʔɛksˌtʁeːm].
What does "rechtsextrem" mean?
As an adj, "rechtsextrem" means: radikalen, dem Rechtsextremismus anhängenden Ideen folgend
What words are commonly confused with "rechtsextrem"?
"rechtsextrem" is commonly confused with "rechtsextreme", "rechtsextremen", "rechtsextremer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rechtsextrem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rechtsextrem" is [ˈʁɛçt͡sʔɛksˌtʁeːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rechtsextrem" come from?
"rechtsextrem" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.