Which to use
“rechtem” is an adjective and “rechtens” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,167
- “rechtem” frequency rank
- #24,893
- “rechtens” frequency rank
- 69060
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rechtem | rechtens |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs recht | mit dem gültigen Recht vereinbar |
Where the eye mixes rechtem and rechtens
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. rechtem runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against rechtens's 8 (CVCCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses rechtem with rechtens
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rechtem is [ˈʁɛçtəm] while rechtens is [ˈʁɛçtn̩s]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69060, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rechtem is recorded at frequency rank #44,167, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁɛçtəm]. rechtens is at rank #24,893, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈʁɛçtn̩s].
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 69060, this pair ranks #488,279 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rechtem vs rechtens
Shared letters: cehrt. Private to "rechtem": m. Private to "rechtens": ns.
"rechtem" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "rechtens" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rechtem" and "rechtens" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "rechtem" or "rechtens" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "rechtem" and "rechtens" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rechtem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rechtens" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #488,279 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rechtem" and "rechtens" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rechen vs rechtem". 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 #488,279 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.