Rechtsmittel
[ˈʁɛçt͡sˌmɪtl̩]
The verdict
“Rechtsmittel” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,585. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #26,585
- frequency rank, German
- 42,116
- “R” headwords
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Möglichkeit, Gerichtsentscheidungen anzufechten beziehungsweise überprüfen zu lassen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rechtsmittel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁɛçt͡sˌmɪtl̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #26,585 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Rechtsmittel” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 18 spelling variants around Rechtsmittel (IPA [ˈʁɛçt͡sˌmɪtl̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,585 among 42,116 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Rechtsmittel, with forms such as "erchtsmittel", "rcehtsmittel", and "recchtsmittel". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Rechtsmittel, spelled R-E-C-H-T-S-M-I-T-T-E-L.
Definition
- 1eine Möglichkeit, Gerichtsentscheidungen anzufechten beziehungsweise überprüfen zu lassen
- 2den Prozessbeteiligten zur Verfügung stehendes Instrument, ein Urteil, einen Gerichtsbescheid oder einen Beschluss unter Aufschub des Eintritts der Rechtskraft (Suspensiveffekt) und unter Begründung der Zuständigkeit des im Instanzenzug nächsthöheren Gerichts (Devolutiveffekt) auf seine Richtigkeit in tatsächlicher und/oder rechtlicher Hinsicht überprüfen zu lassen
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: erchtsmittel,rcehtsmittel,recchtsmittel,rechhtsmittel,rechstmittel,rechtmsittel,rechtsimttel,rechtsmitel,rechtsmitetl,rechtsmittell,rechtsmittle,rechtsmmittel,rechtsmtitel,rechtssmittel,rechttsmittel,recthsmittel,rehctsmittel,rrechtsmittel
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Rechtsmittel - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “Rechtsmittel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-E-C-H-T-S-M-I-T-T-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʁɛçt͡sˌmɪtl̩] (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
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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.