Which to use
“rechen” is a verb and “Recht” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,966
- “rechen” frequency rank
- #227
- “Recht” frequency rank
- 39193
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rechen | Recht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas, häufig auf dem Boden Liegendes mit einem Rechen, einer Harke zusammentragen | staatlich festgelegte und anerkannte Ordnung des menschlichen Zusammenlebens, deren Einhaltung durch staatlich organisierten Zwang garantiert wird |
Where the eye mixes rechen and Recht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between rechen and Recht
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rechen is [ˈʁɛçn̩] while Recht is [ʁɛçt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39193, 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]. Recht is at rank #227, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁɛçt].
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 39193, this pair ranks #1,543,488 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rechen vs Recht
Shared letters: cehr. Private to "rechen": n. Private to "Recht": t.
"rechen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Recht" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rechen" and "Recht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "rechen" vs "Recht" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "rechen" and "Recht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rechen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Recht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,543,488 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rechen" and "Recht" 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 #1,543,488 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.