rich

[rɪt͡ʃ]

/[rɪt͡ʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“rich” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,999. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,999
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - viel von einer Ressource (speziell Geld) besitzend; reich

Corpus desk

Index DE-rich · rich · German

rich · rank #12,999 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,999
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH rettete

Nearest frequency peer: rettete (-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 „rich“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „rich“ 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).

rich vs Rio
25% similar
rich vs roh
50% similar
rich vs Ruh
25% similar

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

Key facts for rich
PropertyValue
Headwordrich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[rɪt͡ʃ]
Letters4
Frequency rank#12,999
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „rich“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).richliegt 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: „rettete“ (#12,998), „richte“ (#13,000), „Rentenversicherung“ (#12,997). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „rich“ bei #12,999. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around rich (IPA [rɪt͡ʃ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,999 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for rich, with forms such as "irch", "rcih", and "ricch". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Rio", "roh", "Ruh", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is rich, spelled R-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    viel von einer Ressource (speziell Geld) besitzend; reich
  2. 2
    einen hohen Anteil an Kalorien, Fett oder Geschmack habend; reichhaltig

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. He's too rich to be ugly.
  2. This sauce is very rich.

Synonyms

affluentwealthy

Antonyms

poor

This word in other languages

riche(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • irch
  • rcih
  • ricch
  • richh
  • rihc
  • rrich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rich - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

irch2rcih2ricch1richh1rihc2rrich1
Edit distance from "rich"

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 "rich"?
"rich" is spelled R-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [rɪt͡ʃ].
What does "rich" mean?
As an adjective, "rich" means: viel von einer Ressource (speziell Geld) besitzend; reich
What words are commonly confused with "rich"?
"rich" is commonly confused with "Rio", "roh", "Ruh". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rich" is [rɪt͡ʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rich" come from?
"rich" 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?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

room#13,002said#13,005sehn#13,016Nora#12,979

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Seife6 variantssmall6 variantsThan6 variantsLarry6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list