Unrichtigkeit

[ˈʊnˌʁɪçtɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈʊnˌʁɪçtɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Unrichtigkeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der Zustand, fehlerhaft/falsch zu sein

Key facts for Unrichtigkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordUnrichtigkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊnˌʁɪçtɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Unrichtigkeit” sits in German frequency

Unrichtigkeit falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Unrichtigkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʊnˌʁɪçtɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Zustand, fehlerhaft/falsch zu sein".

Zero misspellings are on record for Unrichtigkeit in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 Unrichtigkeit, spelled U-N-R-I-C-H-T-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Zustand, fehlerhaft/falsch zu sein

Antonyms

Richtigkeit

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Unrichtigkeit"?
"Unrichtigkeit" is spelled U-N-R-I-C-H-T-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnˌʁɪçtɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Unrichtigkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Unrichtigkeit" means: der Zustand, fehlerhaft/falsch zu sein
How do you pronounce "Unrichtigkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Unrichtigkeit" is [ˈʊnˌʁɪçtɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Unrichtigkeit" come from?
"Unrichtigkeit" 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 “Unrichtigkeit”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is U-N-R-I-C-H-T-I-G-K-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʊnˌʁɪçtɪçkaɪ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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