Which to use
“Recke” and “Regie” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,415
- “Recke” frequency rank
- #4,551
- “Regie” frequency rank
- 45966
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Recke | Regie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ungeschlachter, riesenhafter Krieger, Held aus Sagen | künstlerische Gesamtleitung einer Veranstaltung, eines Werkes |
Where the eye mixes Recke and Regie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Recke (CVCCV) and Regie (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Recke vs Regie
A purely visual mix-up. Recke ([ˈʁɛkə]) and Regie ([ʁeˈʒiː]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45966, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Recke is recorded at frequency rank #41,415, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁɛkə]. Regie is at rank #4,551, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁeˈʒiː].
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 45966, this pair ranks #1,335,130 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Recke vs Regie
Shared letters: er. Private to "Recke": ck. Private to "Regie": gi.
"Recke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Regie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Recke" for "Regie" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Recke" vs "Regie" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Recke" and "Regie" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Recke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Regie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,335,130 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Recke" and "Regie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rack vs Recke". 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 #1,335,130 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.