recepvsReckeConfusable pair

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.

5 ch
recep
5 ch
Recke

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

  • recep ← ercep · rceep · reccep · recepp · recpe · reecp · rrecep
  • Recke ← ercke · rceke · reccke · recek · reckke · rekce · rrecke

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "recep" and "Recke" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([rɛˈd͡ʒɛp] versus [ˈʁɛkə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "recep" vs "Recke" - which ranks higher?
"recep" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,473 in our German list, against #41,415 for "Recke". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list