Which to use
“rechteckig” and “rechteckigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,784
- “rechteckig” frequency rank
- #40,785
- “rechteckigen” frequency rank
- 81569
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rechteckig | rechteckigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Form eines Rechtecks habend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rechteckig |
Where the eye mixes rechteckig and rechteckigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. rechteckig runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCCVC) against rechteckigen's 12 (CVCCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses rechteckig with rechteckigen
A purely visual mix-up. rechteckig ([ˈʁɛçtʔɛkɪç]) and rechteckigen ([ˈʁɛçtʔɛkɪɡn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “rechteckig” sits inside “rechteckigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81569, 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]. rechteckigen is at rank #40,785, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁɛçtʔɛkɪɡn̩].
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 81569, this pair ranks #173,261 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rechteckig vs rechteckigen
Shared letters: ceghikrt. Private to "rechteckig": -. Private to "rechteckigen": n.
"rechteckig" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "rechteckigen" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rechteckig ← erchteckig · rcehteckig · recchteckig · rechetckig · rechhteckig · rechtcekig · rechtecckig · rechtecikg
- rechteckigen ← erchteckigen · rcehteckigen · recchteckigen · rechetckigen · rechhteckigen · rechtcekigen · rechtecckigen · rechtecikgen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rechteckig" for "rechteckigen" ever safe?
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "rechteckig" and "rechteckigen" 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 "rechteckigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,261 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rechteckig" and "rechteckigen" 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 #173,261 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.