Which to use
“rechteckig” and “rechteckige” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,784
- “rechteckig” frequency rank
- #42,078
- “rechteckige” frequency rank
- 82862
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rechteckig | rechteckige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Form eines Rechtecks habend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rechteckig |
Where the eye mixes rechteckig and rechteckige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. rechteckig runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCCVC) against rechteckige's 11 (CVCCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between rechteckig and rechteckige
A purely visual mix-up. rechteckig ([ˈʁɛçtʔɛkɪç]) and rechteckige ([ˈʁɛçtʔɛkɪɡə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “rechteckig” sits inside “rechteckige”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82862, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rechteckig is recorded at frequency rank #40,784, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁɛçtʔɛkɪç]. rechteckige is at rank #42,078, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁɛçtʔɛkɪɡə].
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 82862, this pair ranks #149,668 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rechteckig vs rechteckige
Shared letters: ceghikrt. Private to "rechteckig": -. Private to "rechteckige": -.
"rechteckig" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "rechteckige" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rechteckig ← erchteckig · rcehteckig · recchteckig · rechetckig · rechhteckig · rechtcekig · rechtecckig · rechtecikg
- rechteckige ← erchteckige · rcehteckige · recchteckige · rechetckige · rechhteckige · rechtcekige · rechtecckige · rechtecikge
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rechteckig" and "rechteckige" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "rechteckig" or "rechteckige"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "rechteckig" and "rechteckige" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rechteckig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rechteckige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #149,668 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rechteckig" and "rechteckige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rechteckige vs rechteckigen". 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 #149,668 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.