Rechtskurve

[ˈʁɛçt͡sˌkʊʁvə]

/[ˈʁɛçt͡sˌkʊʁvə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rechtskurve” is uncommon German (frequency #71,764 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,764
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine in Blickrichtung nach rechts gekrümmte Kurve

Key facts for Rechtskurve
PropertyValue
HeadwordRechtskurve
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁɛçt͡sˌkʊʁvə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#71,764
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Rechtskurve” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Rechtskurve lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rechtskurve is uncommon German at frequency #71,764 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁɛçt͡sˌkʊʁvə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine in Blickrichtung nach rechts gekrümmte Kurve".

Rechtskurve doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Rechtskurve, spelled R-E-C-H-T-S-K-U-R-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine in Blickrichtung nach rechts gekrümmte Kurve

Antonyms

Linkskurve

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 "Rechtskurve"?
"Rechtskurve" is spelled R-E-C-H-T-S-K-U-R-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɛçt͡sˌkʊʁvə].
What does "Rechtskurve" mean?
As a noun, "Rechtskurve" means: eine in Blickrichtung nach rechts gekrümmte Kurve
How do you pronounce "Rechtskurve"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rechtskurve" is [ˈʁɛçt͡sˌkʊʁvə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rechtskurve" come from?
"Rechtskurve" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Rechtskurve”

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-U-R-V-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʁɛçt͡sˌkʊʁvə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list