Which to use
“rächt” is a verb and “Rechte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,761
- “rächt” frequency rank
- #891
- “Rechte” frequency rank
- 30652
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rächt | Rechte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rächen | die rechts gelegene Hand |
Where the eye mixes rächt and Rechte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rächt runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against Rechte's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: rächt vs Rechte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rächt is [ʁɛçt] while Rechte is [ˈʁɛçtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30652, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rächt is recorded at frequency rank #29,761, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁɛçt]. Rechte is at rank #891, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁɛçtə].
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 30652, this pair ranks #1,743,697 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rächt vs Rechte
Shared letters: chrt. Private to "rächt": ä. Private to "Rechte": e.
"rächt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "Rechte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Rechte ← erchte · rcehte · recchte · rechet · rechhte · rechtte · recthe · rehcte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rächt" and "Rechte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "rächt" or "Rechte"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rächt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Rechte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,743,697 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rächt" and "Rechte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rächt vs rappt". 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 #1,743,697 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.