RechtvsReiheWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#227
“Recht” frequency rank
#821
“Reihe” frequency rank
1048
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Recht Reihe
Definition staatlich festgelegte und anerkannte Ordnung des menschlichen Zusammenlebens, deren Einhaltung durch staatlich organisierten Zwang garantiert wird etwas geradlinig Angeordnetes

Where the eye mixes Recht and Reihe

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Recht
5 ch
Reihe

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Recht ([ʁɛçt]) and Reihe ([ˈʁaɪ̯ə]) 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 1048, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Recht is recorded at frequency rank #227, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʁɛçt]. Reihe is at rank #821, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯ə].

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 1048, this pair ranks #2,004,985 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Recht vs Reihe

Shared letters: ehr. Private to "Recht": ct. Private to "Reihe": i.

"Recht" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC  ·  "Reihe" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Rechtercht · rceht · reccht · rechht · rechtt · recth · rehct · rrecht
  • Reiheerihe · rehie · reieh · reihhe · riehe · rreihe

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Recht" and "Reihe" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ʁɛçt] versus [ˈʁaɪ̯ə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Recht" or "Reihe"?
"Recht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #227 in our German list, against #821 for "Reihe". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list