# recep vs recken

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### recep
*noun · IPA [rɛˈd͡ʒɛp] · frequency rank #24,473*
Radschab, Redscheb (7. Monat des islamischen Mondkalenders)

### recken
*verb · IPA [ˈʁɛkn̩] · frequency rank #41,416*
in Längsrichtung dehnen/strecken

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/recep-vs-recken