rite

[ˈʁiːtə]

/[ˈʁiːtə]/ adv

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The verdict

“rite” is uncommon German (frequency #89,501 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,501
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - niedrigste Benotung bei einer bundesdeutschen Doktorprüfung, befriedigend

Key facts for rite
PropertyValue
Headwordrite
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈʁiːtə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#89,501
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rite” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). rite lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rite is uncommon German at frequency #89,501 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈʁiːtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for rite in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is rite, spelled R-I-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    niedrigste Benotung bei einer bundesdeutschen Doktorprüfung, befriedigend
  2. 2
    in ordnungsgemäßer Weise

Synonyms

befriedigend

Antonyms

cum laudemagna cum laudesumma cum laude

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 "rite"?
"rite" is spelled R-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁiːtə].
What does "rite" mean?
As an adverb, "rite" means: niedrigste Benotung bei einer bundesdeutschen Doktorprüfung, befriedigend
How do you pronounce "rite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rite" is [ˈʁiːtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rite" come from?
"rite" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “rite”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is R-I-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʁiːtə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list