Rechtswesen
[ˈʁɛçt͡sˌveːzn̩]
The verdict
“Rechtswesen” is uncommon German (frequency #94,777 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #94,777
- frequency rank, German
- 42,116
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gesamtheit des organisatorischen Systems der Justizorgane und anderer juristischer Organisationen sowie deren Aufgaben, Aktivitäten und Arbeitsweisen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rechtswesen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁɛçt͡sˌveːzn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #94,777 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Rechtswesen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Rechtswesen is uncommon German at frequency #94,777 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁɛçt͡sˌveːzn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gesamtheit des organisatorischen Systems der Justizorgane und anderer juristischer Organisationen sowie deren Aufgaben, Aktivitäten und Arbeitsweisen".
Rechtswesen has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Rechtswesen, spelled R-E-C-H-T-S-W-E-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1Gesamtheit des organisatorischen Systems der Justizorgane und anderer juristischer Organisationen sowie deren Aufgaben, Aktivitäten und Arbeitsweisen
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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 “Rechtswesen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-E-C-H-T-S-W-E-S-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʁɛçt͡sˌveːzn̩] (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.