regelrechten

/[ˈʁeːɡl̩ˌʁɛçtn̩]/ adj

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Letters

12 characters

Frequency Rank

#34,328

in German word usage

Misspellings

19

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

regelrechten is anGermanadj. It means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs regelrecht Pronounced [ˈʁeːɡl̩ˌʁɛçtn̩]. Often confused with regelrecht and regelrechte.

Key facts for regelrechten
PropertyValue
Headwordregelrechten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈʁeːɡl̩ˌʁɛçtn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#34,328
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of regelrechten in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for regelrechten is 12 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁeːɡl̩ˌʁɛçtn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #34,328 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 19 documented wrong-spelling variants for regelrechten, with forms such as "ergelrechten", "reeglrechten", and "regelerchten". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "regelrecht", "regelrechte", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is regelrechten, spelled R-E-G-E-L-R-E-C-H-T-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ergelrechten,reeglrechten,regelerchten,regellrechten,regelrcehten,regelrecchten,regelrechetn,regelrechhten,regelrechtenn,regelrechtne,regelrechtten,regelrecthen,regelrehcten,regelrrechten,regerlechten,reggelrechten,reglerechten,rgeelrechten,rregelrechten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for regelrechten

Misspelling Variants of "regelrechten"

ergelrechten12reeglrechten12regelerchten12regellrechten13regelrcehten12regelrecchten13regelrechetn12regelrechhten13
Misspelling Variants of "regelrechten"

Frequency rank: #34,328 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "regelrechten"?
"regelrechten" is spelled R-E-G-E-L-R-E-C-H-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁeːɡl̩ˌʁɛçtn̩].
What does "regelrechten" mean?
As an adj, "regelrechten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs regelrecht
What words are commonly confused with "regelrechten"?
"regelrechten" is commonly confused with "regelrecht", "regelrechte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "regelrechten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "regelrechten" is [ˈʁeːɡl̩ˌʁɛçtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "regelrechten" come from?
"regelrechten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.