Richtigkeit
German, noun/ˈʁɪçtɪçkaɪ̯t/
Richtigkeit is spelled R-I-C-H-T-I-G-K-E-I-T (11 letters) and appears 6.2 times per million words in written German, the 10,439th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Richtigkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “correctness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der Zustand, richtig zu sein”.
What does Richtigkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecorrectness
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der Zustand, richtig zu sein 2. Wahrheit
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 Richtigkeit
- Richtigkeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Richtigkeit?
- /ˈʁɪçtɪçkaɪ̯t/
- [ˈʁɪçtɪçkaɪ̯t]
- [ˈʁɪçtɪkkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Richtigkeit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Richtigkeit in German?
Richtigkeit appears 6.2 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).