rechtzeitigen

[ˈʁɛçtˌt͡saɪ̯tɪɡn̩]

/[ˈʁɛçtˌt͡saɪ̯tɪɡn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“rechtzeitigen” is uncommon German (frequency #77,227 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,227
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rechtzeitig

Corpus desk

Index DE-rechtzeitigen · rechtzeitigen · German

rechtzeitigen · rank #77,227 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,227
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH rechtskräftige

Nearest frequency peer: rechtskräftige (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „rechtzeitigen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „rechtzeitigen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rechtzeitigen
PropertyValue
Headwordrechtzeitigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʁɛçtˌt͡saɪ̯tɪɡn̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#77,227
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „rechtzeitigen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).rechtzeitigenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „rechtskräftige“ (#77,226), „Recruiter“ (#77,228), „Ravi“ (#77,225). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „rechtzeitigen“ bei #77,227. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rechtzeitigen is uncommon German at frequency #77,227 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʁɛçtˌt͡saɪ̯tɪɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for rechtzeitigen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is rechtzeitigen, spelled R-E-C-H-T-Z-E-I-T-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rechtzeitig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rechtzeitig
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rechtzeitig
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rechtzeitig
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rechtzeitig
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rechtzeitig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rechtzeitig
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rechtzeitig
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rechtzeitig
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rechtzeitig
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rechtzeitig
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rechtzeitig

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rechtzeitigen"?
"rechtzeitigen" is spelled R-E-C-H-T-Z-E-I-T-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɛçtˌt͡saɪ̯tɪɡn̩].
What does "rechtzeitigen" mean?
As an adjective, "rechtzeitigen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rechtzeitig
How do you pronounce "rechtzeitigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rechtzeitigen" is [ˈʁɛçtˌt͡saɪ̯tɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rechtzeitigen" come from?
"rechtzeitigen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rechtzeitigen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list