Which to use
“Recht” and “right” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #227
- “Recht” frequency rank
- #9,445
- “right” frequency rank
- 9672
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Recht | right |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | staatlich festgelegte und anerkannte Ordnung des menschlichen Zusammenlebens, deren Einhaltung durch staatlich organisierten Zwang garantiert wird | Recht, Anrecht |
Letter map: Recht vs right
Shared letters muted; letters that set Recht and right apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Recht and right are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9672, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Recht is recorded at frequency rank #227, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʁɛçt]. right is at rank #9,445, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 9672, this pair ranks #1,978,845 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Recht vs right
Shared letters: hrt. Private to "Recht": ce. Private to "right": gi.
"Recht" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "right" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Recht" and "right" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Recht" or "right"?
What to do next
You've compared "Recht" and "right". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Recht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "right" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,978,845 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Recht" and "right" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs right". 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
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