respektable

[ʁespɛkˈtaːblə]

/[ʁespɛkˈtaːblə]/ adj

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The verdict

“respektable” is uncommon German (frequency #61,873 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,873
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs respektabel

Corpus desk

Index DE-respektable · respektable · German

respektable · rank #61,873 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,873
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Repertoires

Nearest frequency peer: Repertoires (-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 „respektable“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for respektable
PropertyValue
Headwordrespektable
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ʁespɛkˈtaːblə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#61,873
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „respektable“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).respektablefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Repertoires“ (#61,872), „Restaurator“ (#61,874), „Rennstrecken“ (#61,871). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „respektable“ bei #61,873. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

respektable is uncommon German at frequency #61,873 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ʁespɛkˈtaːblə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

respektable doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is respektable, spelled R-E-S-P-E-K-T-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs respektabel
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs respektabel
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs respektabel
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs respektabel
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs respektabel
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs respektabel
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs respektabel
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs respektabel
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs respektabel

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 "respektable"?
"respektable" is spelled R-E-S-P-E-K-T-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁespɛkˈtaːblə].
What does "respektable" mean?
As an adjective, "respektable" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs respektabel
How do you pronounce "respektable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "respektable" is [ʁespɛkˈtaːblə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Repertoires#61,872Restaurator#61,874Reminiszenz#61,870Rivalitäten#61,879

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list