Which to use
“Recht” is a noun and “rennt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #227
- “Recht” frequency rank
- #9,079
- “rennt” frequency rank
- 9306
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Recht | rennt |
|---|---|---|
| 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 rennen |
Where the eye mixes Recht and rennt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Recht with rennt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Recht is [ʁɛçt] while rennt is [ʁɛnt]. 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 9306, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Recht is recorded at frequency rank #227, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʁɛçt]. rennt is at rank #9,079, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʁɛnt].
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 9306, this pair ranks #1,980,589 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Recht vs rennt
Shared letters: ert. Private to "Recht": ch. Private to "rennt": n.
"Recht" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "rennt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Recht" for "rennt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Recht" or "rennt" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Recht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rennt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,980,589 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Recht" and "rennt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recent vs rennt". 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 #1,980,589 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.