richtig
German, adjective/ˈʁɪçtɪç/
richtig is spelled R-I-C-H-T-I-G (7 letters) and appears 380 times per million words in written German, the 242nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Richtig is a German adjective meaning “correct, accurate, right” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der Wirklichkeit entsprechend, wahr, nicht falsch”.
What does richtig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
correct, accurate, right
eine richtige Antwort
- 2
right, correct, good
die richtige Entscheidung
- 3
right, fit, appropriate
der richtige Mann für den Job
- 4
proper, real, actual
ihr richtiger Name
- 5
proper, real, respectable, reputable
ein richtiger Job, ein richtiger Mann
- 6
complete, real, downright, just
ein richtiges Arschloch
adverb
- 1
really
Ich habe manchmal ein richtig schlechtes Gefühl.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. der Wirklichkeit entsprechend, wahr, nicht falsch 2. den Absichten, Vorgaben oder Vorschriften entsprechend 3. der Wirklichkeit, einem Vorbild entsprechend, so wie es sein soll
adverb: 1. wirklich
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 richtig
- richtiger masculine nominative singular
- am richtigsten superlative
- richtige feminine nominative singular
- richtiges neuter nominative singular
- richtigen genitive masculine singular
- richtigem dative masculine singular
- der richtige definite includes-article masculine
- die richtige definite feminine includes-article
- das richtige definite includes-article neuter
- die richtigen definite includes-article nominative
- des richtigen definite genitive includes-article
- der richtigen definite feminine genitive
- dem richtigen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce richtig?
- standard /ˈʁɪçtɪç/
- Austria /ˈʁɪçtɪk/
- [ˈʁɪçtɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to richtig
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is richtig in German?
richtig appears 380 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).