Richteramt

[ˈʁɪçtɐˌʔamt]

/[ˈʁɪçtɐˌʔamt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Richteramt” is uncommon German (frequency #80,853 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,853
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Amt eines Richters

Corpus desk

Index DE-richteramt · Richteramt · German

Richteramt · rank #80,853 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,853
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH rhetorischer

Nearest frequency peer: rhetorischer (-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 „Richteramt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Richteramt
PropertyValue
HeadwordRichteramt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁɪçtɐˌʔamt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#80,853
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Richteramt“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „rhetorischer“ (#80,852), „Riemenschneider“ (#80,854), „risen“ (#80,855). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Richteramt“ bei #80,853. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Richteramt is uncommon German at frequency #80,853 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁɪçtɐˌʔamt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Amt eines Richters".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Richteramt, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 Richteramt, spelled R-I-C-H-T-E-R-A-M-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Amt eines Richters

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Marc bemüht sich schon länger als meine Frau um ein Richteramt und hat Ruthie, die einmal zu seinen Lieblingsstudentinnen gehörte, zu ihrer augenblicklichen Position verhelfen.“

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 "Richteramt"?
"Richteramt" is spelled R-I-C-H-T-E-R-A-M-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɪçtɐˌʔamt].
What does "Richteramt" mean?
As a noun, "Richteramt" means: Amt eines Richters
How do you pronounce "Richteramt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Richteramt" is [ˈʁɪçtɐˌʔamt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Richteramt" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Rekordwert#80,840reizvoller#80,839sachliches#80,873Schlawiner#80,888

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list