Rechtsklick

[ˈʁɛçt͡sˌklɪk]

/[ˈʁɛçt͡sˌklɪk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rechtsklick” is uncommon German (frequency #65,612 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,612
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Betätigen der rechten Maustaste oder der rechten Taste eines Touchpads

Corpus desk

Index DE-rechtsklick · Rechtsklick · German

Rechtsklick · rank #65,612 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,612
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rechtsanwälten

Nearest frequency peer: Rechtsanwälten (-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 „Rechtsklick“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rechtsklick
PropertyValue
HeadwordRechtsklick
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁɛçt͡sˌklɪk]
Letters11
Frequency rank#65,612
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rechtsklick“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Rechtsklickfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rechtsanwälten“ (#65,611), „Referentenentwurf“ (#65,613), „recherchiere“ (#65,610). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rechtsklick“ bei #65,612. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rechtsklick is uncommon German at frequency #65,612 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁɛçt͡sˌklɪk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Betätigen der rechten Maustaste oder der rechten Taste eines Touchpads".

Rechtsklick doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Rechtsklick, spelled R-E-C-H-T-S-K-L-I-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Betätigen der rechten Maustaste oder der rechten Taste eines Touchpads

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Zusätzlich zu diesem konnte man mittels eines Rechtsklicks der Maus einen internen Debugger aufrufen und den Amiga-Speicher über einen weiteren Computer, der an der seriellen Schnittstelle angeschlossen wurde, durchsehen und so genau feststellen, was den Fehler verursacht hatte.“
  2. „Durch einen Rechtsklick innerhalb einer Anwendung werden applikationsspezifische Menüs angezeigt.“

Antonyms

Linksklick

This word in other languages

clic droit(Français)

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 "Rechtsklick"?
"Rechtsklick" is spelled R-E-C-H-T-S-K-L-I-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɛçt͡sˌklɪk].
What does "Rechtsklick" mean?
As a noun, "Rechtsklick" means: Betätigen der rechten Maustaste oder der rechten Taste eines Touchpads
How do you pronounce "Rechtsklick"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rechtsklick" is [ˈʁɛçt͡sˌklɪk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rechtsklick" come from?
"Rechtsklick" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ranzukommen#65,605Rücksendung#65,634Rückständen#65,635Posteingang#65,581

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list