Which to use
“recep” and “Rezept” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,473
- “recep” frequency rank
- #3,541
- “Rezept” frequency rank
- 28014
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recep | Rezept |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Radschab, Redscheb (7. Monat des islamischen Mondkalenders) | Anleitung zur Mischung, Mischreihenfolge und Verarbeitung von Substanzen, um eine Speise oder Anderes zuzubereiten |
Where the eye mixes recep and Rezept
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. recep runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Rezept's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between recep and Rezept
A purely visual mix-up. recep ([rɛˈd͡ʒɛp]) and Rezept ([ʁeˈt͡sɛpt]) 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 28014, 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]. Rezept is at rank #3,541, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁeˈt͡sɛpt].
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 28014, this pair ranks #1,792,057 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recep vs Rezept
Shared letters: epr. Private to "recep": c. Private to "Rezept": tz.
"recep" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Rezept" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recep" for "Rezept" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "recep" or "Rezept" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "recep" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Rezept" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,792,057 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recep" and "Rezept" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recent vs recep". 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 #1,792,057 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.