rechtswidriger
[ˈʁɛçt͡sˌviːdʁɪɡɐ]
The verdict
“rechtswidriger” is uncommon German (frequency #90,784 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,784
- frequency rank, German
- 42,116
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs rechtswidrig
Corpus desk
Index DE-rechtswidriger · rechtswidriger · German
rechtswidriger · rank #90,784 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #90,784
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 42,116
- PHOTO-FINISH rechtsverbind…
Nearest frequency peer: rechtsverbindlich (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “rechtswidriger”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Rechtsschut…
Rechtsschutzes
9,221 corpus weight
- Rechtsterro…
Rechtsterrorismus
9,220 corpus weight
- rechtsverbi…
rechtsverbindlich
9,218 corpus weight
- rechtswidri…
rechtswidriger
9,217 corpus weight
- Reformators
Reformators
9,215 corpus weight
- Reformpolit…
Reformpolitik
9,214 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “rechtswidriger” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rechtswidriger |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʁɛçt͡sˌviːdʁɪɡɐ] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #90,784 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rechtswidriger” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
rechtswidriger is uncommon German at frequency #90,784 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʁɛçt͡sˌviːdʁɪɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
rechtswidriger has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is rechtswidriger, spelled R-E-C-H-T-S-W-I-D-R-I-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs rechtswidrig
- 2Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs rechtswidrig
- 3Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs rechtswidrig
- 4Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs rechtswidrig
- 5Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs rechtswidrig
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rechtswidriger", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency 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.