German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʁɛçtˌʃʁaɪ̯bən/
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Verb

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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

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