Which to use
“Recht” is a noun and “regt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #227
- “Recht” frequency rank
- #7,102
- “regt” frequency rank
- 7329
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Recht | regt |
|---|---|---|
| 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 regen |
Where the eye mixes Recht and regt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Recht is [ʁɛçt] while regt is [ʁeːkt]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7329, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Recht is recorded at frequency rank #227, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʁɛçt]. regt is at rank #7,102, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʁeːkt].
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 7329, this pair ranks #1,988,562 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Recht vs regt
Shared letters: ert. Private to "Recht": ch. Private to "regt": g.
"Recht" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "regt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC