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
- 42,116
- “R” headwords
- 22
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
| 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) |
Where “Recklinghausen” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 22 spelling variants around Recklinghausen (IPA [ʁɛklɪŋˈhaʊ̯zn̩]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #14,395 among 42,116 “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
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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Using “Recklinghausen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-E-C-K-L-I-N-G-H-A-U-S-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ʁɛklɪŋˈhaʊ̯zn̩] (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.