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“Rechner” and “Rechtes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#5,412
“Rechner” frequency rank
#13,922
“Rechtes” frequency rank
19334
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Rechner Rechtes
Definition Gerät, das mathematische oder logische Operationen ausführt Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Recht

Where the eye mixes Rechner and Rechtes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Rechner and Rechtes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
Rechner
7 ch
Rechtes

Look-alike desk: Rechner vs Rechtes

A purely visual mix-up. Rechner ([ˈʁɛçnɐ]) and Rechtes ([ˈʁɛçtəs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19334, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Rechner is recorded at frequency rank #5,412, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁɛçnɐ]. Rechtes is at rank #13,922, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁɛçtəs].

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 19334, this pair ranks #1,909,456 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Rechner vs Rechtes

Shared letters: cehr. Private to "Rechner": n. Private to "Rechtes": st.

"Rechner" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC  ·  "Rechtes" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Rechnererchner · rcehner · recchner · rechenr · rechhner · rechnerr · rechnner · rechnre
  • Rechteserchtes · rcehtes · recchtes · rechets · rechhtes · rechtess · rechtse · rechttes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Rechner" and "Rechtes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʁɛçnɐ] versus [ˈʁɛçtəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Rechner" vs "Rechtes" - which ranks higher?
"Rechner" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,412 in our German list, against #13,922 for "Rechtes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Rechner" and "Rechtes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Rechner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Rechtes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,909,456 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Rechner" and "Rechtes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rechtem vs Rechtes". 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 #1,909,456 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list