Which to use
“rechen” is a verb and “Regen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,966
- “rechen” frequency rank
- #1,987
- “Regen” frequency rank
- 40953
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rechen | Regen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas, häufig auf dem Boden Liegendes mit einem Rechen, einer Harke zusammentragen | kondensierter Wasserdampf, der als Wassertropfen zu Boden fällt; Süßwasser |
Where the eye mixes rechen and Regen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rechen runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Regen's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: rechen vs Regen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rechen is [ˈʁɛçn̩] while Regen is [ˈʁeːɡn̩]. 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 40953, 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]. Regen is at rank #1,987, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁeːɡn̩].
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 40953, this pair ranks #1,493,566 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rechen vs Regen
Shared letters: enr. Private to "rechen": ch. Private to "Regen": g.
"rechen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Regen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rechen" for "Regen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "rechen" or "Regen" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "Regen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,493,566 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rechen" and "Regen" 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 #1,493,566 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.