Which to use
“rechteckige” and “rechteckigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,078
- “rechteckige” frequency rank
- #40,785
- “rechteckigen” frequency rank
- 82863
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rechteckige | rechteckigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rechteckig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rechteckig |
Where the eye mixes rechteckige and rechteckigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. rechteckige runs 11 letters (CVCCCVCCVCV) 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 rechteckige with rechteckigen
A purely visual mix-up. rechteckige ([ˈʁɛçtʔɛkɪɡə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “rechteckige” sits inside “rechteckigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82863, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rechteckige is recorded at frequency rank #42,078, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁɛçtʔɛkɪɡə]. 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 82863, this pair ranks #149,647 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rechteckige vs rechteckigen
Shared letters: ceghikrt. Private to "rechteckige": -. Private to "rechteckigen": n.
"rechteckige" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCV · "rechteckigen" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rechteckige ← erchteckige · rcehteckige · recchteckige · rechetckige · rechhteckige · rechtcekige · rechtecckige · rechtecikge
- rechteckigen ← erchteckigen · rcehteckigen · recchteckigen · rechetckigen · rechhteckigen · rechtcekigen · rechtecckigen · rechtecikgen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rechteckige" and "rechteckigen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "rechteckige" or "rechteckigen" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "rechteckige" 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 #149,647 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rechteckige" and "rechteckigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rechteckig vs rechteckige". 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 #149,647 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.