Richterskala
German, noun/ˈʁɪçtɐˌskaːla/
Richterskala is spelled R-I-C-H-T-E-R-S-K-A-L-A (12 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 111,951st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Richterskala is a German feminine noun meaning “Richter scale” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Skala zur Angabe der Stärke von Erdbeben”.
What does Richterskala mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineRichter scale
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Skala zur Angabe der Stärke von Erdbeben
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Richterskala
- Richterskalen plural
- Richter-Skala alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Richterskala?
- /ˈʁɪçtɐˌskaːla/
- [ˈʁɪçtɐˌskaːla]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Richterskala in German?
Richterskala appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).