What does Rechtschreibung mean in English?

In English, die Rechtschreibung means “orthography”.

What are the accusative and dative forms of Rechtschreibung?

Nominative: die Rechtschreibung. Accusative: die Rechtschreibung. Dative: der Rechtschreibung.

Rechtschreibung: der, die or das?

dieRechtschreibung

Orthography

feminin · feminineCareer and learningLevel: Intermediate

Short answer: Rechtschreibung takes the article die (die Rechtschreibung). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “orthography” in English.

Rechtschreibung: word facts

Article: die
Gender: feminin (feminine)
English: Orthography
Topic: Career and learning
Yupo level: Intermediate

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Why does Rechtschreibung take die?

Nouns ending in -ung usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 337 of 337 such words take die (100%).

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Rechtschreibung in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

Nominativsubject: who? what?	die Rechtschreibung
Akkusativdirect object: whom? what?	die Rechtschreibung
Dativindirect object: to whom?	der Rechtschreibung