Which to use
“recep” and “Recke” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,473
- “recep” frequency rank
- #41,415
- “Recke” frequency rank
- 65888
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recep | Recke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Radschab, Redscheb (7. Monat des islamischen Mondkalenders) | ungeschlachter, riesenhafter Krieger, Held aus Sagen |
Where the eye mixes recep and Recke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. recep (CVCVC) and Recke (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: recep vs Recke
A purely visual mix-up. recep ([rɛˈd͡ʒɛp]) and Recke ([ˈʁɛkə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65888, 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]. Recke is at rank #41,415, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁɛkə].
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 65888, this pair ranks #591,624 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recep vs Recke
Shared letters: cer. Private to "recep": p. Private to "Recke": k.
"recep" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Recke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recep" and "Recke" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "recep" vs "Recke" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "recep" and "Recke" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recep" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Recke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #591,624 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recep" and "Recke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rack vs Recke". 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 #591,624 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.