Which to use
“rechen” is a verb and “Rechte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,966
- “rechen” frequency rank
- #891
- “Rechte” frequency rank
- 39857
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rechen | Rechte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas, häufig auf dem Boden Liegendes mit einem Rechen, einer Harke zusammentragen | die rechts gelegene Hand |
Where the eye mixes rechen and Rechte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. rechen (CVCCVC) and Rechte (CVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses rechen with Rechte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rechen is [ˈʁɛçn̩] while Rechte is [ˈʁɛçtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39857, 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]. Rechte is at rank #891, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁɛçtə].
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 39857, this pair ranks #1,524,922 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rechen vs Rechte
Shared letters: cehr. Private to "rechen": n. Private to "Rechte": t.
"rechen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Rechte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rechen" for "Rechte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "rechen" or "Rechte" show up more?
What to do next
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 "Rechte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,524,922 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rechen" and "Rechte" 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 #1,524,922 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.