Which to use
“rächt” and “richte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,761
- “rächt” frequency rank
- #13,000
- “richte” frequency rank
- 42761
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rächt | richte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rächen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs richten |
Where the eye mixes rächt and richte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rächt runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against richte's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between rächt and richte
A purely visual mix-up. rächt ([ʁɛçt]) and richte ([ˈʁɪçtə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42761, 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]. richte is at rank #13,000, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁɪçtə].
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 42761, this pair ranks #1,439,306 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rächt vs richte
Shared letters: chrt. Private to "rächt": ä. Private to "richte": ei.
"rächt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "richte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- richte ← irchte · rcihte · ricchte · richet · richhte · ricthe · rihcte · rrichte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rächt" and "richte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "rächt" vs "richte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "rächt" and "richte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rächt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "richte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,439,306 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rächt" and "richte" 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 #1,439,306 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.