Which to use
“record” and “Rekord” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,477
- “record” frequency rank
- #5,420
- “Rekord” frequency rank
- 27897
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | record | Rekord |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Tonaufnahme, Aufnahme, Aufzeichnung | anerkannte Bestleistung in einer bestimmten Disziplin zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt |
Where the eye mixes record and Rekord
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. record and Rekord follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between record and Rekord
A purely visual mix-up. record ([ˈɹɛkɔːd]) and Rekord ([ʁeˈkɔʁt]) 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 - c in “record” becomes k in “Rekord”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27897, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
record is recorded at frequency rank #22,477, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɹɛkɔːd]. Rekord is at rank #5,420, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁeˈkɔʁt].
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 27897, this pair ranks #1,793,999 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of record vs Rekord
Shared letters: deor. Private to "record": c. Private to "Rekord": k.
"record" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "Rekord" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "record" and "Rekord" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "record" or "Rekord" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "record" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Rekord" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,793,999 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "record" and "Rekord" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "record vs Resort". 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 #1,793,999 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.