Recklinghausen
[ʁɛklɪŋˈhaʊ̯zn̩]
The verdict
“Recklinghausen” has 22 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,395. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #14,395
- frequency rank, German
- 2,984
- “R” headwords
- 22
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
Corpus desk
Index DE-recklinghausen · Recklinghausen · German
Recklinghausen · rank #14,395 · 22 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #14,395
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 22 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,984
- PHOTO-FINISH recherchieren
Nearest frequency peer: recherchieren (-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.
Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Recklinghausen“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Raphael
Raphael
85,609 corpus weight
- raucht
raucht
85,608 corpus weight
- recherchier…
recherchieren
85,607 corpus weight
- Recklinghau…
Recklinghausen
85,606 corpus weight
- Regenbogen
Regenbogen
85,605 corpus weight
- repräsentat…
repräsentative
85,604 corpus weight
What this shows „Recklinghausen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Recklinghausen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ʁɛklɪŋˈhaʊ̯zn̩] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #14,395 |
| Misspellings tracked | 22 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Recklinghausen“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 22 spelling variants around Recklinghausen (IPA [ʁɛklɪŋˈhaʊ̯zn̩]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #14,395 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland".
Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for Recklinghausen, with forms such as "ercklinghausen", "rceklinghausen", and "reccklinghausen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Recklinghausen, spelled R-E-C-K-L-I-N-G-H-A-U-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Recklinghausen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Recklinghausen liegt nördlich der Ruhr.
Ich bin in Recklinghausen geboren.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ercklinghausen
- rceklinghausen
- reccklinghausen
- reckilnghausen
- reckklinghausen
- recklignhausen
- recklingahusen
- recklingghausen
- recklinghasuen
- recklinghauesn
- recklinghausenn
- recklinghausne
- recklinghaussen
- recklinghhausen
- recklinghuasen
- recklinhgausen
- recklinnghausen
- reckllinghausen
- recklnighausen
- reclkinghausen
- rekclinghausen
- rrecklinghausen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Recklinghausen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 "Recklinghausen", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (22 here; floor ≥5).