Rechtskraft
[ˈʁɛçt͡sˌkʁaft]
The verdict
“Rechtskraft” is uncommon German (frequency #53,176 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,176
- frequency rank, German
- 42,116
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Unanfechtbarkeit einer Gerichtsentscheidung wegen Ablaufs der Rechtsmittelfrist, wegen wirksamen Rechtsmittelverzichts oder wegen Fehlens von Rechtsmitteln
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rechtskraft |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁɛçt͡sˌkʁaft] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #53,176 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Rechtskraft” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Rechtskraft is uncommon German at frequency #53,176 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁɛçt͡sˌkʁaft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Rechtskraft doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Rechtskraft, spelled R-E-C-H-T-S-K-R-A-F-T.
Definition
- 1Unanfechtbarkeit einer Gerichtsentscheidung wegen Ablaufs der Rechtsmittelfrist, wegen wirksamen Rechtsmittelverzichts oder wegen Fehlens von Rechtsmitteln
- 2Verbindlichkeit einer Gerichtsentscheidung, die zur Folge hat, dass deren konkreter Inhalt auch über den entschiedenen Rechtsstreit hinaus etwa in nachfolgenden Prozessen maßgeblich ist
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 “Rechtskraft”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-E-C-H-T-S-K-R-A-F-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʁɛçt͡sˌkʁaft] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.