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spelling mistake
A mistake in the spelling of a word that violates the official spelling rules.
Der Lehrer hat in meinem Aufsatz drei Rechtschreibfehler rot markiert.
The teacher marked three spelling mistakes in my essay in red.
The word is made up of 'Rechtschreibung' (spelling) and 'Fehler' (mistake). 'Rechtschreibung' itself consists of 'recht' (correct) and 'Schreibung' (writing). A 'Rechtschreibfehler' (spelling mistake) is therefore a mistake in the correct spelling.
Moderne Schreibprogramme finden die meisten Rechtschreibfehler automatisch.
Modern writing programs find most spelling mistakes automatically.
This noun belongs to the word family around the verb 'rechtschreiben' (to spell correctly) and the noun 'die Rechtschreibung' (orthography/spelling).
Es ist wichtig, die Regeln der deutschen Rechtschreibung zu lernen.
It is important to learn the rules of German spelling.
Common verbs used with 'Rechtschreibfehler' (spelling mistake) are: 'machen' (to make), 'finden' (to find), 'entdecken' (to discover), 'korrigieren' (to correct), or 'verbessern' (to improve/correct) a mistake.
Bitte lies meinen Brief durch und korrigiere alle Rechtschreibfehler.
Please read through my letter and correct all the spelling mistakes.
typo
A Rechtschreibfehler violates the applicable rules because someone has not used the correct spelling. A Tippfehler, on the other hand, occurs accidentally while typing, for example when letters are transposed or omitted. As a result, a Tippfehler can also look like an incorrect spelling.
Dass er „Standart“ statt „Standard“ schreibt, ist ein Rechtschreibfehler.
Writing “Standart” instead of “Standard” is a spelling mistake.
Dass er versehentlich „Huas“ statt „Haus“ tippt, ist ein Tippfehler.
Accidentally typing “Huas” instead of “Haus” is a typo.
