ritterlichen

[ˈʁɪtɐˌlɪçn̩]

/[ˈʁɪtɐˌlɪçn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“ritterlichen” is uncommon German (frequency #86,989 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,989
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ritterlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-ritterlichen · ritterlichen · German

ritterlichen · rank #86,989 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,989
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH robustes

Nearest frequency peer: robustes (+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 „ritterlichen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „ritterlichen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ritterlichen
PropertyValue
Headwordritterlichen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʁɪtɐˌlɪçn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#86,989
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ritterlichen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).ritterlichenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „robustes“ (#86,990), „Ringrichter“ (#86,987), „rigiden“ (#86,985). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „ritterlichen“ bei #86,989. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ritterlichen is uncommon German at frequency #86,989 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʁɪtɐˌlɪçn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ritterlichen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is ritterlichen, spelled R-I-T-T-E-R-L-I-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ritterlich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ritterlich
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ritterlich
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ritterlich
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ritterlich
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ritterlich
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ritterlich
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ritterlich
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ritterlich
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ritterlich
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ritterlich
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ritterlich

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 "ritterlichen"?
"ritterlichen" is spelled R-I-T-T-E-R-L-I-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɪtɐˌlɪçn̩].
What does "ritterlichen" mean?
As an adjective, "ritterlichen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ritterlich
How do you pronounce "ritterlichen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ritterlichen" is [ˈʁɪtɐˌlɪçn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ritterlichen" come from?
"ritterlichen" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Rettungsring#86,979Schwachköpfe#87,029schweigenden#87,032Schwindsucht#87,035

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list