rechteckig

\ˈʁɛçtʔɛkɪç\

/\ˈʁɛçtʔɛkɪç\/ adj

The verdict

“rechteckig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rectangulaire, à angle droit.

Corpus desk

Index FR-rechteckig · rechteckig · French

rechteckig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for rechteckig
PropertyValue
Headwordrechteckig
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈʁɛçtʔɛkɪç\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « rechteckig » en français

rechteckigsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

rechteckig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈʁɛçtʔɛkɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rectangulaire, à angle droit.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for rechteckig, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is rechteckig, spelled R-E-C-H-T-E-C-K-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rectangulaire, à angle droit.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dieses Bild ist rechteckig.
  2. Beinah rechteckiges Gesicht. Dunkle, gerade Augen, aber vorspringender Kiefer. Die große Nase ist ebenmäßig. Sehr kurz geschnittenes schwarzes Haar. Der Mund ist geschwungen, die Lippen sind voll und fast immer zusammengepresst.

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 "rechteckig"?
"rechteckig" is spelled R-E-C-H-T-E-C-K-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈʁɛçtʔɛkɪç\.
What does "rechteckig" mean?
As an adjective, "rechteckig" means: Rectangulaire, à angle droit.
How do you pronounce "rechteckig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rechteckig" is \ˈʁɛçtʔɛkɪç\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rechteckig" come from?
"rechteckig" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list