Which to use
“Recht” is a noun and “redet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #227
- “Recht” frequency rank
- #2,739
- “redet” frequency rank
- 2966
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Recht | redet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | staatlich festgelegte und anerkannte Ordnung des menschlichen Zusammenlebens, deren Einhaltung durch staatlich organisierten Zwang garantiert wird | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reden |
Where the eye mixes Recht and redet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Recht vs redet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Recht is [ʁɛçt] while redet is [ˈʁeːdət]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2966, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Recht is recorded at frequency rank #227, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʁɛçt]. redet is at rank #2,739, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁeːdət].
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 2966, this pair ranks #2,001,225 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Recht vs redet
Shared letters: ert. Private to "Recht": ch. Private to "redet": d.
"Recht" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "redet" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Recht" and "redet" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Recht" or "redet" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Recht" and "redet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Recht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "redet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,001,225 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Recht" and "redet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rades vs redet". 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 #2,001,225 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.