Council for German Orthography

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The Council for German Orthography is the official body responsible for regulating and standardizing German spelling and writing conventions across German-speaking countries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf intergovernmental organization
language regulator
standards organization
alsoKnownAs Rat für deutsche Rechtschreibung (Council for German Orthography)
appliesToLanguage German language
linked to: German
appliesToRegion Austria
East Belgium
Germany
German‑speaking communities worldwide
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
South Tyrol
Switzerland
cooperatesWith ministries of education in German‑speaking countries
country Germany
fieldOfWork linguistics
orthography
standardization of written language
hasMemberFrom Austria
East Belgium
Germany
German‑speaking Community of Belgium
German‑speaking education sector
German‑speaking media
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
South Tyrol
Switzerland
headquartersCountry Germany
headquartersLocation Mannheim
inception 2004
issues official rules for German spelling
recommendations on new German words and spellings
jurisdiction German‑speaking countries
languageOfWork German
meetsAt Mannheim
memberCount about 40
officialName Rat für deutsche Rechtschreibung
primaryGoal standardization of German spelling across countries
regulates German orthography
German punctuation rules
German spelling
replaced Interstate Commission for German Orthography
responsibleFor maintenance of official German spelling rules
publication of official German orthography rules
updating German orthography
shortName RdR
supervises implementation of German spelling reform
website https://www.rechtschreibrat.com

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Germany hasNationalLanguageRegulator Council for German Orthography
Council for German Orthography officialName Rat für deutsche Rechtschreibung
linked to: Council for German Orthography
Council for German Orthography replaced Interstate Commission for German Orthography
linked to: Council for German Orthography
Council for German Orthography alsoKnownAs Rat für deutsche Rechtschreibung (Council for German Orthography)
linked to: Council for German Orthography
German hasRegulator Council for German Orthography
Dutch Language Union cooperatesWith Council for German Orthography
RdR regulates German_orthography
linked to: Council for German Orthography
RdR precededBy Zwischenstaatliche_kommission_für_deutsche_Rechtschreibung
linked to: Council for German Orthography
Rat für deutsche Rechtschreibung regulates amtliche deutsche Rechtschreibung
linked to: Council for German Orthography
Rat für deutsche Rechtschreibung replaced Zwischenstaatliche Kommission für deutsche Rechtschreibung
linked to: Council for German Orthography