Which to use
“recent” is an adjective and “recken” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,411
- “recent” frequency rank
- #41,416
- “recken” frequency rank
- 89827
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recent | recken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kürzlich, jüngst | in Längsrichtung dehnen/strecken |
Letter map: recent vs recken
Shared letters muted; letters that set recent and recken apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - recent and recken
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: recent is anadjective and reckenaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89827, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recent is recorded at frequency rank #48,411, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. recken is at rank #41,416, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁɛkn̩].
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 89827, this pair ranks #53,235 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recent vs recken
Shared letters: cenr. Private to "recent": t. Private to "recken": k.
"recent" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "recken" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recent" for "recken" ever safe?
Frequency check: "recent" vs "recken" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "recent" and "recken". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "recent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,235 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recent" and "recken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs recent". 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 #53,235 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.