Richtung
German, preposition/ˈʁɪçtʊŋ/
Richtung is spelled R-I-C-H-T-U-N-G (8 letters) and appears 170 times per million words in written German, the 507th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Richtung is a German preposition meaning “towards, to (in the context of larger scale orientation; arrival at the location is not implied)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Richtung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedirection
Aus welcher Richtung?
- 2
feminineschool of thought, branch, subfield (also used in a wider sense of "type" in certain compounds)
die verschiedenen Richtungen des Islams
preposition
- 1
informaltowards, to (in the context of larger scale orientation; arrival at the location is not implied)
auf dem Weg Richtung Ziel
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Position, Wirkungs- oder Bewegungsziel eines Gegenstandes 2. Ausrichtung eines Bereichs des Denkens, Handelns oder der Kultur
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 Richtung
- Richtungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Richtung?
- /ˈʁɪçtʊŋ/
- [ˈʁɪçtʰʊŋ]
- [ˈʁɪçtʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Richtung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Richtung in German?
Richtung appears 170 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).