reichhaltig

[ˈʁaɪ̯çˌhaltɪç]

/[ˈʁaɪ̯çˌhaltɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“reichhaltig” is uncommon German (frequency #52,365 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,365
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - von einer Sache viel enthaltend, eine große Anzahl von etwas bietend

Key facts for reichhaltig
PropertyValue
Headwordreichhaltig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʁaɪ̯çˌhaltɪç]
Letters11
Frequency rank#52,365
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “reichhaltig” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). reichhaltig lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

reichhaltig is uncommon German at frequency #52,365 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʁaɪ̯çˌhaltɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von einer Sache viel enthaltend, eine große Anzahl von etwas bietend".

reichhaltig doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is reichhaltig, spelled R-E-I-C-H-H-A-L-T-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    von einer Sache viel enthaltend, eine große Anzahl von etwas bietend

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 "reichhaltig"?
"reichhaltig" is spelled R-E-I-C-H-H-A-L-T-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁaɪ̯çˌhaltɪç].
What does "reichhaltig" mean?
As an adjective, "reichhaltig" means: von einer Sache viel enthaltend, eine große Anzahl von etwas bietend
How do you pronounce "reichhaltig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reichhaltig" is [ˈʁaɪ̯çˌhaltɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reichhaltig" come from?
"reichhaltig" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “reichhaltig”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is R-E-I-C-H-H-A-L-T-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʁaɪ̯çˌhaltɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list