recepvsReckTell them apart

Which to use

“recep” and “Reck” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#24,473
“recep” frequency rank
#27,465
“Reck” frequency rank
51938
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recep Reck
Definition Radschab, Redscheb (7. Monat des islamischen Mondkalenders) Turngerät für Männer, das aus zwei senkrechten Stangen und einer Querstange besteht

Where the eye mixes recep and Reck

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
recep
4 ch
Reck

Look-alike desk: recep vs Reck

A purely visual mix-up. recep ([rɛˈd͡ʒɛp]) and Reck ([ʁɛk]) 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 51938, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

recep is recorded at frequency rank #24,473, classified as anoun, pronounced [rɛˈd͡ʒɛp]. Reck is at rank #27,465, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁɛk].

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 51938, this pair ranks #1,116,221 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of recep vs Reck

Shared letters: cer. Private to "recep": p. Private to "Reck": k.

"recep" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Reck" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recepercep · rceep · reccep · recepp · recpe · reecp · rrecep
  • Reckerck · rcek · recck · reckk · rekc · rreck

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "recep" and "Reck" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([rɛˈd͡ʒɛp] versus [ʁɛk]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "recep" or "Reck"?
"recep" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,473 in our German list, against #27,465 for "Reck". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "recep" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Reck" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,116,221 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recep" and "Reck" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rack vs Reck". 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 #1,116,221 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list