Which to use
“rech” is a verb and “res” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,224
- “rech” frequency rank
- #14,909
- “res” frequency rank
- 61133
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rech | res |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rechen | nichts (wörtlich: nicht etwas) |
Letter map: rech vs res
Shared letters muted; letters that set rech and res apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - rech and res
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: rech is averb and resapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61133, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rech is recorded at frequency rank #46,224, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁɛç]. res is at rank #14,909, tagged as apron, pronounced […].
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 61133, this pair ranks #761,074 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rech vs res
Shared letters: er. Private to "rech": ch. Private to "res": s.
"rech" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "res" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rech ← erch · rceh · recch · rechh · rehc · rrech
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rech" and "res" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "rech" or "res"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "rech" and "res". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "rech" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "res" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #761,074 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rech" and "res" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rack vs rech". 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 #761,074 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.