Rechtsgeschäft
[ˈʁɛçt͡sɡəˌʃɛft]
The verdict
“Rechtsgeschäft” is uncommon German (frequency #51,621 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,621
- frequency rank, German
- 42,116
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - rechtmäßige, aus einer oder mehreren Privat-Willenserklärungen bestehende Rechtshandlung, gerichtet auf Rechtswirkung, die willensgemäß eintritt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rechtsgeschäft |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁɛçt͡sɡəˌʃɛft] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #51,621 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Rechtsgeschäft” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Rechtsgeschäft is uncommon German at frequency #51,621 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁɛçt͡sɡəˌʃɛft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "rechtmäßige, aus einer oder mehreren Privat-Willenserklärungen bestehende Rechtshandlung, gerichtet auf Rechtswirkung, die willensgemäß eintritt".
No misspelling variants are generated for Rechtsgeschäft in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Rechtsgeschäft, spelled R-E-C-H-T-S-G-E-S-C-H-Ä-F-T.
Definition
- 1rechtmäßige, aus einer oder mehreren Privat-Willenserklärungen bestehende Rechtshandlung, gerichtet auf Rechtswirkung, die willensgemäß eintritt
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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.
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Using “Rechtsgeschäft”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-E-C-H-T-S-G-E-S-C-H-Ä-F-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.