Rechtsstaatlichkeit

[ˈʁɛçt͡sʃtaːtlɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈʁɛçt͡sʃtaːtlɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Rechtsstaatlichkeit” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #24,894 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#24,894
frequency rank, German
19
letters
30
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — abstraktes Prinzip, nach dem staatliche Gewalt nur im Rahmen einer Verfassung und auf Grundlage allgemeiner Gesetzgebung ausgeübt werden darf

Key facts for Rechtsstaatlichkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordRechtsstaatlichkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁɛçt͡sʃtaːtlɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters19
Frequency rank#24,894
Misspellings tracked30
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Rechtsstaatlichkeit” 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). Rechtsstaatlichkeit lands here:

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Rechtsstaatlichkeit is 19 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁɛçt͡sʃtaːtlɪçkaɪ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,894 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "abstraktes Prinzip, nach dem staatliche Gewalt nur im Rahmen einer Verfassung und auf Grundlage allgemeiner Gesetzgebung ausgeübt werden darf".

Our generated misspelling index lists 30 likely wrong-spelling variants for Rechtsstaatlichkeit, with forms such as "erchtsstaatlichkeit", "rcehtsstaatlichkeit", and "recchtsstaatlichkeit". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Rechtsstaatlichkeit, spelled R-E-C-H-T-S-S-T-A-A-T-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    abstraktes Prinzip, nach dem staatliche Gewalt nur im Rahmen einer Verfassung und auf Grundlage allgemeiner Gesetzgebung ausgeübt werden darf

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erchtsstaatlichkeit,rcehtsstaatlichkeit,recchtsstaatlichkeit,rechhtsstaatlichkeit,rechststaatlichkeit,rechtssatatlichkeit,rechtsstaaltichkeit,rechtsstaatilchkeit,rechtsstaatlcihkeit,rechtsstaatlicchkeit,rechtsstaatlichekit,rechtsstaatlichhkeit,rechtsstaatlichkeitt,rechtsstaatlichketi,rechtsstaatlichkiet,rechtsstaatlichkkeit,rechtsstaatlickheit,rechtsstaatlihckeit,rechtsstaatllichkeit,rechtsstaattlichkeit,rechtsstatalichkeit,rechtsstatlichkeit,rechtssttaatlichkeit,rechtstaatlichkeit,rechtstsaatlichkeit,rechttsstaatlichkeit,rechtßtaatlichkeit,recthsstaatlichkeit,rehctsstaatlichkeit,rrechtsstaatlichkeit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Rechtsstaatlichkeit - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "Rechtsstaatlichkeit"

erchtsstaatlichkeit2rcehtsstaatlichkeit2recchtsstaatlichkeit1rechhtsstaatlichkeit1rechststaatlichkeit2rechtssatatlichkeit2rechtsstaaltichkeit2rechtsstaatilchkeit2
Edit distance from "Rechtsstaatlichkeit"

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Rechtsstaatlichkeit"?
"Rechtsstaatlichkeit" is spelled R-E-C-H-T-S-S-T-A-A-T-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɛçt͡sʃtaːtlɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Rechtsstaatlichkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Rechtsstaatlichkeit" means: abstraktes Prinzip, nach dem staatliche Gewalt nur im Rahmen einer Verfassung und auf Grundlage allgemeiner Gesetzgebung ausgeübt werden darf
What are common misspellings of "Rechtsstaatlichkeit"?
Common misspellings include "erchtsstaatlichkeit", "rcehtsstaatlichkeit", "recchtsstaatlichkeit", "rechhtsstaatlichkeit", "rechststaatlichkeit". The correct spelling is "Rechtsstaatlichkeit".
How do you pronounce "Rechtsstaatlichkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rechtsstaatlichkeit" is [ˈʁɛçt͡sʃtaːtlɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rechtsstaatlichkeit" come from?
"Rechtsstaatlichkeit" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Rechtsstaatlichkeit”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is R-E-C-H-T-S-S-T-A-A-T-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʁɛçt͡sʃtaːtlɪçkaɪ̯t] (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.

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