regelrecht

[ˈʁeːɡl̩ˌʁɛçt]

/[ˈʁeːɡl̩ˌʁɛçt]/ adj

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The verdict

“regelrecht” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,924. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,924
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - den Regeln entsprechend

Corpus desk

Index DE-regelrecht · regelrecht · German

regelrecht · rank #10,924 · 16 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,924
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Reduzierung

Nearest frequency peer: Reduzierung (-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 „regelrecht“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „regelrecht“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

regelrecht vs regelrechte
91% similar
regelrecht vs regelrechten
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for regelrecht
PropertyValue
Headwordregelrecht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʁeːɡl̩ˌʁɛçt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#10,924
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „regelrecht“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).regelrechtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Reduzierung“ (#10,923), „reiste“ (#10,925), „reality“ (#10,922). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „regelrecht“ bei #10,924. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around regelrecht (IPA [ˈʁeːɡl̩ˌʁɛçt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,924 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for regelrecht, with forms such as "ergelrecht", "reeglrecht", and "regelercht". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "regelrechte", "regelrechten", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is regelrecht, spelled R-E-G-E-L-R-E-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    den Regeln entsprechend
  2. 2
    wirklich, real, tatsächlich

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ein regelrechter Boom hat stattgefunden.

Synonyms

regelkonformordnungsgemäßvorschriftsmäßigausgesprochenausgemachtrichtigrichtiggehendwahrlichgeradezu

This word in other languages

real(English)normal(Español)véritable(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ergelrecht
  • reeglrecht
  • regelercht
  • regellrecht
  • regelrceht
  • regelreccht
  • regelrechht
  • regelrechtt
  • regelrecth
  • regelrehct
  • regelrrecht
  • regerlecht
  • reggelrecht
  • reglerecht
  • rgeelrecht
  • rregelrecht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of regelrecht - 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.

ergelrecht2reeglrecht2regelercht2regellrecht1regelrceht2regelreccht1regelrechht1regelrechtt1
Edit distance from "regelrecht"

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 "regelrecht"?
"regelrecht" is spelled R-E-G-E-L-R-E-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁeːɡl̩ˌʁɛçt].
What does "regelrecht" mean?
As an adjective, "regelrecht" means: den Regeln entsprechend
What words are commonly confused with "regelrecht"?
"regelrecht" is commonly confused with "regelrechte", "regelrechten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "regelrecht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "regelrecht" is [ˈʁeːɡl̩ˌʁɛçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "regelrecht" come from?
"regelrecht" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schwangere#10,933mitgemacht#10,902misstrauen#10,901Stillstand#10,947

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Reduzierung16 variantsSozialisten16 variantssächsische16 variantsVerhaftung16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list