Redlichkeit

[ˈʁeːtlɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈʁeːtlɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Redlichkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #66,618 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,618
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenschaft einer Person, normgerecht und pflichtbewusst zu handeln

Corpus desk

Index DE-redlichkeit · Redlichkeit · German

Redlichkeit · rank #66,618 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,618
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rechtsverkehr

Nearest frequency peer: Rechtsverkehr (-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 „Redlichkeit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Redlichkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordRedlichkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁeːtlɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters11
Frequency rank#66,618
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Redlichkeit“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Redlichkeitfällt 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: „Rechtsverkehr“ (#66,617), „Rednerin“ (#66,619), „reasons“ (#66,616). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Redlichkeit“ bei #66,618. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Redlichkeit is uncommon German at frequency #66,618 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁeːtlɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Eigenschaft einer Person, normgerecht und pflichtbewusst zu handeln".

Redlichkeit has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 Redlichkeit, spelled R-E-D-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eigenschaft einer Person, normgerecht und pflichtbewusst zu handeln

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Redlichkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Haben sie immer Redlichkeit geübt?
  2. „Im Übrigen war er, besonders in den frühen, ab 1936 erscheinenden Bänden seines Werkes, ein großer, um Redlichkeit bemühter Porträtist nicht nur seiner Helden, sondern auch der Gegner seiner Helden.“

This word in other languages

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 "Redlichkeit"?
"Redlichkeit" is spelled R-E-D-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁeːtlɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Redlichkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Redlichkeit" means: Eigenschaft einer Person, normgerecht und pflichtbewusst zu handeln
How do you pronounce "Redlichkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Redlichkeit" is [ˈʁeːtlɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Redlichkeit" come from?
"Redlichkeit" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list