Unrecht

[ˈʊnˌʁɛçt]

/[ˈʊnˌʁɛçt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Unrecht” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,691. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,691
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verletzung des Rechts

Corpus desk

Index DE-unrecht · Unrecht · German

Unrecht · rank #3,691 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,691
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tränen

Nearest frequency peer: Tränen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Unrecht“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Unrecht“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Unrecht vs Utrecht
86% similar
Unrecht vs Unzucht
71% similar
Unrecht vs undicht
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Unrecht
PropertyValue
HeadwordUnrecht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊnˌʁɛçt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,691
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Unrecht“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Unrechtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Tränen“ (#3,690), „vierte“ (#3,692), „Träger“ (#3,689). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Unrecht“ bei #3,691. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Unrecht (IPA [ˈʊnˌʁɛçt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,691 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Verletzung des Rechts".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Unrecht, with forms such as "nurecht", "unercht", and "unnrecht". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Utrecht", "Unzucht", "undicht", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Unrecht, spelled U-N-R-E-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verletzung des Rechts

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Unrecht appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Er kann Recht nicht von Unrecht unterscheiden.
  2. Ihr widerfuhr himmelschreiendes Unrecht.

Antonyms

Recht

This word in other languages

injustice(English)injusticia(Español)injustice(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nurecht
  • unercht
  • unnrecht
  • unrceht
  • unreccht
  • unrechht
  • unrechtt
  • unrecth
  • unrehct
  • unrrecht
  • urnecht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Unrecht - 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.

nurecht2unercht2unnrecht1unrceht2unreccht1unrechht1unrechtt1unrecth2
Edit distance from "Unrecht"

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 "Unrecht"?
"Unrecht" is spelled U-N-R-E-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnˌʁɛçt].
What does "Unrecht" mean?
As a noun, "Unrecht" means: Verletzung des Rechts
What words are commonly confused with "Unrecht"?
"Unrecht" is commonly confused with "Utrecht", "Unzucht", "undicht". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Unrecht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Unrecht" is [ˈʊnˌʁɛçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Unrecht" come from?
"Unrecht" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Staates#3,685schätze#3,682oftmals#3,676korrekt#3,667

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Flächen11 variantsführten11 variantsgedreht11 variantsgefeiert11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list