Which to use
“Recke” and “Röcke” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,415
- “Recke” frequency rank
- #24,486
- “Röcke” frequency rank
- 65901
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Recke | Röcke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ungeschlachter, riesenhafter Krieger, Held aus Sagen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Rock |
Where the eye mixes Recke and Röcke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Recke and Röcke follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Recke with Röcke
A purely visual mix-up. Recke ([ˈʁɛkə]) 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 a single letter - e in “Recke” becomes ö in “Röcke”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65901, 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]. 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 65901, this pair ranks #591,176 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Recke vs Röcke
Shared letters: cekr. Private to "Recke": -. Private to "Röcke": ö.
"Recke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Röcke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Recke ← ercke · rceke · reccke · recek · reckke · rekce · rrecke
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Recke" for "Röcke" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Recke" vs "Röcke" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Recke" and "Röcke" 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 "Röcke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #591,176 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Recke" and "Röcke" 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 #591,176 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.