Richtung
[ˈʁɪçtʊŋ]
The verdict
“Richtung” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #510. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #510
- frequency rank, German
- 2,984
- “R” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Position, Wirkungs- oder Bewegungsziel eines Gegenstandes
Corpus desk
Index DE-richtung · Richtung · German
Richtung · rank #510 · 13 variants · 4 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #510
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,984
- PHOTO-FINISH Regierung
Nearest frequency peer: Regierung (-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 “Richtung”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- oh
oh
99,494 corpus weight
- Personen
Personen
99,493 corpus weight
- Regierung
Regierung
99,492 corpus weight
- Richtung
Richtung
99,491 corpus weight
- stellt
stellt
99,489 corpus weight
- Team
Team
99,488 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Richtung” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Richtung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁɪçtʊŋ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #510 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Richtung” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around Richtung (IPA [ˈʁɪçtʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #510 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Richtung, with forms such as "irchtung", "rcihtung", and "ricchtung". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Richtungen", "richtig", "richten", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Richtung, spelled R-I-C-H-T-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Position, Wirkungs- oder Bewegungsziel eines Gegenstandes
- 2Ausrichtung eines Bereichs des Denkens, Handelns oder der Kultur
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Richtung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Gehen Sie weiter in diese Richtung.
„Endlich, am späten Nachmittag, kamen Flugzeuge, einige Spitfire und Mustangs, die aus Richtung Flensburg oder Schleswig hereindrehten, um im Tiefflug über uns hinwegzuflitzen und auf die Nordsee hinaus zu verschwinden.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- irchtung
- rcihtung
- ricchtung
- richhtung
- richtnug
- richttung
- richtugn
- richtungg
- richtunng
- richutng
- ricthung
- rihctung
- rrichtung
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Richtung - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Richtung", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "Richtung" maps to 4 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Richtungen". View pair
- 13 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #510 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "R" letter cohort. R–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.