Rechtsextremist

[ˈʁɛçt͡sʔɛkstʁeˌmɪst]

/[ˈʁɛçt͡sʔɛkstʁeˌmɪst]/ noun

The verdict

“Rechtsextremist” is uncommon German (frequency #71,763 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,763
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der dem äußersten rechten Rand des politischen Spektrums angehört

Corpus desk

Index DE-rechtsextremist · Rechtsextremist · German

Rechtsextremist · rank #71,763 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,763
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rechtskurve

Nearest frequency peer: Rechtskurve (+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 „Rechtsextremist“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rechtsextremist
PropertyValue
HeadwordRechtsextremist
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁɛçt͡sʔɛkstʁeˌmɪst]
Letters15
Frequency rank#71,763
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rechtsextremist“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Rechtsextremistfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rechtskurve“ (#71,764), „Rechtspopulist“ (#71,765), „rauchten“ (#71,760). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rechtsextremist“ bei #71,763. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rechtsextremist is uncommon German at frequency #71,763 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁɛçt͡sʔɛkstʁeˌmɪst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der dem äußersten rechten Rand des politischen Spektrums angehört".

Rechtsextremist has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Rechtsextremist, spelled R-E-C-H-T-S-E-X-T-R-E-M-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der dem äußersten rechten Rand des politischen Spektrums angehört

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Berührungsängste mit militanten Rechtsextremisten haben sie nicht.“

Synonyms

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 "Rechtsextremist"?
"Rechtsextremist" is spelled R-E-C-H-T-S-E-X-T-R-E-M-I-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɛçt͡sʔɛkstʁeˌmɪst].
What does "Rechtsextremist" mean?
As a noun, "Rechtsextremist" means: jemand, der dem äußersten rechten Rand des politischen Spektrums angehört
How do you pronounce "Rechtsextremist"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rechtsextremist" is [ˈʁɛçt͡sʔɛkstʁeˌmɪst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rechtsextremist" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list