rechnen
\ˈʁɛçnən\
The verdict
“rechnen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Calculer, compter.
Corpus desk
Index FR-rechnen · rechnen · French
rechnen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rechnen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈʁɛçnən\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « rechnen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
rechnen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈʁɛçnən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for rechnen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is rechnen, spelled R-E-C-H-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1Calculer, compter.
- 2Économiser.
- 3Évaluer, estimer, apprécier la valeur ou le besoin de quelque chose.
- 4Inclure dans un calcul.
- 5S'attendre (à un évènement).
- 6Compter sur (la participation de quelqu'un).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how rechnen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er rechnet mit den Fingern.
Viele Bauern sind nie zur Schule gegangen, sie können weder richtig lesen noch rechnen und kennen sich mit den Preisen nicht aus. So kommt es oft vor, dass sie von den Aufkäufern übervorteilt werden.
Synonyms
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.