Which to use
“rechts” is an adverb and “richt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #708
- “rechts” frequency rank
- #37,164
- “richt” frequency rank
- 37872
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rechts | richt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | seitlich im Gegenteil zu links | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs richten |
Where the eye mixes rechts and richt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rechts runs 6 letters (CVCCCC) against richt's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between rechts and richt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rechts is [ʁɛçt͡s] while richt is [ʁɪçt]. 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 (adverb vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37872, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rechts is recorded at frequency rank #708, classified as anadv, pronounced [ʁɛçt͡s]. richt is at rank #37,164, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʁɪçt].
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 37872, this pair ranks #1,578,863 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rechts vs richt
Shared letters: chrt. Private to "rechts": es. Private to "richt": i.
"rechts" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCC · "richt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rechts" and "richt" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "rechts" or "richt"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "rechts" and "richt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rechts" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "richt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,578,863 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rechts" and "richt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rech vs richt". 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 #1,578,863 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.