Which to use
“Reck” and “Röcke” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,465
- “Reck” frequency rank
- #24,486
- “Röcke” frequency rank
- 51951
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Reck | Röcke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Turngerät für Männer, das aus zwei senkrechten Stangen und einer Querstange besteht | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Rock |
Where the eye mixes Reck and Röcke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Reck and Röcke
A purely visual mix-up. Reck ([ʁɛk]) and Röcke ([ˈʁœkə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51951, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Reck is recorded at frequency rank #27,465, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʁɛk]. Röcke is at rank #24,486, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁœkə].
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 51951, this pair ranks #1,115,726 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Reck vs Röcke
Shared letters: cekr. Private to "Reck": -. Private to "Röcke": ö.
"Reck" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Röcke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Reck ← erck · rcek · recck · reckk · rekc · rreck
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Reck" and "Röcke" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Reck" vs "Röcke" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Reck" and "Röcke" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Reck" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Röcke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,115,726 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Reck" and "Röcke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rack vs Reck". 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 #1,115,726 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.