Which to use
“Rechte” is a noun and “rechter” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #891
- “Rechte” frequency rank
- #6,582
- “rechter” frequency rank
- 7473
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Rechte | rechter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die rechts gelegene Hand | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs recht |
Where the eye mixes Rechte and rechter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Rechte runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against rechter's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Rechte with rechter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Rechte is [ˈʁɛçtə] while rechter is [ˈʁɛçtɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Rechte” sits inside “rechter”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7473, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Rechte is recorded at frequency rank #891, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁɛçtə]. rechter is at rank #6,582, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁɛçtɐ].
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 7473, this pair ranks #1,988,029 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Rechte vs rechter
Shared letters: cehrt. Private to "Rechte": -. Private to "rechter": -.
"Rechte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "rechter" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Rechte" for "rechter" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Rechte" or "rechter"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Rechte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rechter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,988,029 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Rechte" and "rechter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rechtem vs rechter". 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 #1,988,029 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.