Which to use
“rechen” and “rechne” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,966
- “rechen” frequency rank
- #12,570
- “rechne” frequency rank
- 51536
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rechen | rechne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas, häufig auf dem Boden Liegendes mit einem Rechen, einer Harke zusammentragen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rechnen |
Where the eye mixes rechen and rechne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. rechen (CVCCVC) and rechne (CVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: rechen vs rechne
A purely visual mix-up. rechen ([ˈʁɛçn̩]) and rechne ([ˈʁɛçnə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ only by swapping two adjacent letters (en ↔ ne) - a transposition the eye reads straight past. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51536, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rechen is recorded at frequency rank #38,966, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁɛçn̩]. rechne is at rank #12,570, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁɛçnə].
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 51536, this pair ranks #1,131,725 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rechen vs rechne
Shared letters: cehnr. Private to "rechen": -. Private to "rechne": -.
"rechen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "rechne" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rechen" for "rechne" ever safe?
Which is more common, "rechen" or "rechne"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rechen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rechne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,131,725 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rechen" and "rechne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recent vs rechen". 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 #1,131,725 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.