rechtzeitig
[ˈʁɛçtˌt͡saɪ̯tɪç]
The verdict
“rechtzeitig” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #3,476 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #3,476
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zur rechten Zeit, genau zur richtigen Zeit (eintretend)
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rechtzeitig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʁɛçtˌt͡saɪ̯tɪç] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #3,476 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rechtzeitig” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for rechtzeitig is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁɛçtˌt͡saɪ̯tɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,476 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "zur rechten Zeit, genau zur richtigen Zeit (eintretend)".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for rechtzeitig, with forms such as "erchtzeitig", "rcehtzeitig", and "recchtzeitig". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "rechtzeitige", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is rechtzeitig, spelled R-E-C-H-T-Z-E-I-T-I-G.
Definition
- 1zur rechten Zeit, genau zur richtigen Zeit (eintretend)
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: erchtzeitig,rcehtzeitig,recchtzeitig,rechhtzeitig,rechtezitig,rechttzeitig,rechtzeiitg,rechtzeitgi,rechtzeitigg,rechtzeittig,rechtzetiig,rechtzietig,rechtzzeitig,rechzteitig,recthzeitig,rehctzeitig,rrechtzeitig
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rechtzeitig - 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 “rechtzeitig”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-E-C-H-T-Z-E-I-T-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʁɛçtˌt͡saɪ̯tɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “rechtzeitige” - see the side-by-side comparison. rechtzeitig vs rechtzeitige
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.