Polyglot Dictionary

richtig

/ˈʁɪçtɪç/

adjective, adverb A1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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Meaning

  1. right, correct

    • Das ist die richtige Antwort.

      That's the correct answer.

Similar words

korrekt

Close synonyms for "correct"; richtig is the everyday word, korrekt is slightly more formal.

genau

Close synonyms for "exact, right, correct."

Similar in other languages

English

accurate

richtig (correct) and accurate both mean free of error, though accurate stresses precision more.

English

precise

richtig means correct in general, while precise stresses exactness -- a rough guess can be richtig without being precise.

Practice

1 What does richtig mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches richtig?

Opposites

  • falsch
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