Which to use
“rechen” and “ruhen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,966
- “rechen” frequency rank
- #8,268
- “ruhen” frequency rank
- 47234
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rechen | ruhen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas, häufig auf dem Boden Liegendes mit einem Rechen, einer Harke zusammentragen | sich erholen, eine Pause machen |
Where the eye mixes rechen and ruhen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rechen runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against ruhen's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses rechen with ruhen
A purely visual mix-up. rechen ([ˈʁɛçn̩]) and ruhen ([ˈʁuːən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47234, 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]. ruhen is at rank #8,268, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁuːən].
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 47234, this pair ranks #1,291,565 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rechen vs ruhen
Shared letters: ehnr. Private to "rechen": c. Private to "ruhen": u.
"rechen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "ruhen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rechen" and "ruhen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "rechen" or "ruhen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "rechen" and "ruhen" 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 "ruhen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,291,565 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rechen" and "ruhen" 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 #1,291,565 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.