Rikscha
[ˈʁɪkʃa]
The verdict
“Rikscha” is uncommon German (frequency #84,480 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #84,480
- frequency rank, German
- 2,984
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vornehmlich in Ost- und Südasien verbreiteter zweirädriger Karren zur Personenbeförderung, der vorne von einem Menschen zu Fuß oder auf einem Fahrrad oder Motorrad gezogen wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-rikscha · Rikscha · German
Rikscha · rank #84,480 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #84,480
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,984
- PHOTO-FINISH Riesenchance
Nearest frequency peer: Riesenchance (-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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Rikscha“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- rhythmischer
rhythmischer
15,524 corpus weight
- Riegeln
Riegeln
15,523 corpus weight
- Riesenchance
Riesenchance
15,522 corpus weight
- Rikscha
Rikscha
15,521 corpus weight
- Ringkampf
Ringkampf
15,520 corpus weight
- Rippchen
Rippchen
15,518 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Rikscha“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rikscha |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁɪkʃa] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #84,480 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Rikscha“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Rikscha is uncommon German at frequency #84,480 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁɪkʃa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vornehmlich in Ost- und Südasien verbreiteter zweirädriger Karren zur Personenbeförderung, der vorne von einem Menschen zu Fuß oder auf einem Fahrrad oder Motorrad gezogen wird".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Rikscha in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Rikscha, spelled R-I-K-S-C-H-A.
Definition
- 1vornehmlich in Ost- und Südasien verbreiteter zweirädriger Karren zur Personenbeförderung, der vorne von einem Menschen zu Fuß oder auf einem Fahrrad oder Motorrad gezogen wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Rikscha appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich würde gerne mal in einer Rikscha durch die Stadt fahren.
„Unentwegt zwängt sich der Verkehr durch die Gassen – Busse, Taxis, Rikschas, Fahrräder und Tausende Motorräder, im Slalom schlängeln sie sich an Passanten mit Atemmasken oder Reizhusten vorbei.“
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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.
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