Rettich

[ˈʁɛtɪç]

/[ˈʁɛtɪç]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rettich” is uncommon German (frequency #54,025 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,025
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu den Kreuzblütlern gehörende Pflanze

Corpus desk

Index DE-rettich · Rettich · German

Rettich · rank #54,025 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,025
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH responsive

Nearest frequency peer: responsive (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Rettich”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Rettich” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rettich
PropertyValue
HeadwordRettich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁɛtɪç]
Letters7
Frequency rank#54,025
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Rettich” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Rettichliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „responsive“ (#54,024), „Rhys“ (#54,026), „Republiken“ (#54,023). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rettich is uncommon German at frequency #54,025 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁɛtɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Rettich in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Rettich, spelled R-E-T-T-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    zu den Kreuzblütlern gehörende Pflanze
  2. 2
    die dicke, rübenförmige, scharf schmeckende Wurzel der Rettichpflanze

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Rettich wird als Gemüsepflanze angebaut.
  2. Rettich ist besonders in Bayern eine beliebte Speise.

Synonyms

Radi

Antonyms

Radieschen

This word in other languages

radish(English)rábano(Español)

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 "Rettich"?
"Rettich" is spelled R-E-T-T-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɛtɪç].
What does "Rettich" mean?
As a noun, "Rettich" means: zu den Kreuzblütlern gehörende Pflanze
How do you pronounce "Rettich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rettich" is [ˈʁɛtɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rettich" come from?
"Rettich" 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 "Rettich", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

regelte#54,018ruhigem#54,038Pulheim#54,006Satzbau#54,051

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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