Which to use
“Rächer” is a noun and “rechen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,777
- “Rächer” frequency rank
- #38,966
- “rechen” frequency rank
- 81743
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Rächer | rechen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemand, der Rache ausübt (der sich oder jemand anders rächt) | etwas, häufig auf dem Boden Liegendes mit einem Rechen, einer Harke zusammentragen |
Where the eye mixes Rächer and rechen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Rächer and rechen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Rächer and rechen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Rächer is [ˈʁɛçɐ] while rechen is [ˈʁɛçn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81743, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Rächer is recorded at frequency rank #42,777, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁɛçɐ]. rechen is at rank #38,966, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁɛçn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 81743, this pair ranks #170,003 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Rächer vs rechen
Shared letters: cehr. Private to "Rächer": ä. Private to "rechen": n.
"Rächer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "rechen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rechen ← erchen · rcehen · recchen · recehn · rechhen · rehcen · rrechen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Rächer" for "rechen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Rächer" or "rechen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Rächer" and "rechen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Rächer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rechen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #170,003 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Rächer" and "rechen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rächer vs Rauscher". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #170,003 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.