Which to use
“rechen” is a verb and “rechter” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,966
- “rechen” frequency rank
- #6,582
- “rechter” frequency rank
- 45548
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rechen | rechter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas, häufig auf dem Boden Liegendes mit einem Rechen, einer Harke zusammentragen | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs recht |
Where the eye mixes rechen and rechter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. rechen runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against rechter's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses rechen with rechter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rechen is [ˈʁɛçn̩] while rechter is [ˈʁɛçtɐ]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45548, 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]. rechter is at rank #6,582, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁɛçtɐ].
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 45548, this pair ranks #1,349,305 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rechen vs rechter
Shared letters: cehr. Private to "rechen": n. Private to "rechter": t.
"rechen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "rechter" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rechen" for "rechter" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "rechen" or "rechter" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "rechen" and "rechter" 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 "rechter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,349,305 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rechen" and "rechter" 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 #1,349,305 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.