richtigstellen

[ˈʁɪçtɪçˌʃtɛlən]

/[ˈʁɪçtɪçˌʃtɛlən]/ verb

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The verdict

“richtigstellen” is uncommon German (frequency #85,763 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,763
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - den wirklichen Sachverhalt wiederherstellen oder klarlegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-richtigstellen · richtigstellen · German

richtigstellen · rank #85,763 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,763
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH rhythmisches

Nearest frequency peer: rhythmisches (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “richtigstellen”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “richtigstellen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for richtigstellen
PropertyValue
Headwordrichtigstellen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʁɪçtɪçˌʃtɛlən]
Letters14
Frequency rank#85,763
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “richtigstellen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).richtigstellenliegt hier:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „rhythmisches“ (#85,762), „riehen“ (#85,764), „retrospektiven“ (#85,761). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

richtigstellen is uncommon German at frequency #85,763 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʁɪçtɪçˌʃtɛlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "den wirklichen Sachverhalt wiederherstellen oder klarlegen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for richtigstellen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is richtigstellen, spelled R-I-C-H-T-I-G-S-T-E-L-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    den wirklichen Sachverhalt wiederherstellen oder klarlegen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Drei Tage später folgte die Ernennung von Dipl.Ing. Hanns Blaschke zum Dritten Bürgermeister, wobei am 24. März die Reihenfolge richtiggestellt wurde: Blaschke wurde zum Ersten, Richter zum Dritten Bürgermeister – eine Einteilung bzw. Besetzung, die bis 1939 hält.“
  2. „Es gab viel, was er richtigstellen und wiedergutmachen musste!“

Synonyms

berichtigengeraderückenklarstellen

This word in other languages

rectificar(Español)corriger(Français)

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 "richtigstellen"?
"richtigstellen" is spelled R-I-C-H-T-I-G-S-T-E-L-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɪçtɪçˌʃtɛlən].
What does "richtigstellen" mean?
As a verb, "richtigstellen" means: den wirklichen Sachverhalt wiederherstellen oder klarlegen
How do you pronounce "richtigstellen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "richtigstellen" is [ˈʁɪçtɪçˌʃtɛlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "richtigstellen" come from?
"richtigstellen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

retrospektiven#85,761Rechnungshofes#85,737Programmierern#85,713Schrecksekunde#85,815

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list