ReckvsrocktTell them apart

Quick tell: Reck is a noun, rockt is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Reck” is a noun and “rockt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#27,465
“Reck” frequency rank
#27,028
“rockt” frequency rank
54493
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Reck rockt
Definition Turngerät für Männer, das aus zwei senkrechten Stangen und einer Querstange besteht 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rocken

Where the eye mixes Reck and rockt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Reck
5 ch
rockt

Look-alike desk: Reck vs rockt

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Reck is [ʁɛk] while rockt is [ʁɔkt]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54493, 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]. rockt is at rank #27,028, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʁɔkt].

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 54493, this pair ranks #1,016,717 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Reck vs rockt

Shared letters: ckr. Private to "Reck": e. Private to "rockt": ot.

"Reck" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "rockt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Reckerck · rcek · recck · reckk · rekc · rreck
  • rocktorckt · rcokt · rocckt · rockkt · rocktt · roctk · rokct · rrockt

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Reck" for "rockt" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Reck" is a noun and "rockt" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Reck" or "rockt"?
"rockt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,028 in our German list, against #27,465 for "Reck". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Reck" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rockt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,016,717 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Reck" and "rockt" 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 #1,016,717 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list