rechtschreiben

German

Etymology

Back-formation from Rechtschreibung (orthography). By surface analysis, recht (proper, correct) + schreiben (to spell).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁɛçtˌʃʁaɪ̯bən/
  • (file)

Verb

rechtschreiben (class 1 strong, third-person singular present rechtschreibt, past tense rechtschrieb, past participle rechtgeschrieben, auxiliary haben)

  1. to spell correctly, to follow orthographical rules

Usage notes

  • Usually defective (only used in the infinitive), although inflected forms are sometimes found.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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