Which to use
“record” and “Rekorde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,477
- “record” frequency rank
- #16,811
- “Rekorde” frequency rank
- 39288
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | record | Rekorde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Tonaufnahme, Aufnahme, Aufzeichnung | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Rekord |
Where the eye mixes record and Rekorde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: record vs Rekorde
A purely visual mix-up. record ([ˈɹɛkɔːd]) and Rekorde ([ʁeˈkɔʁdə]) 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 39288, 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]. Rekorde is at rank #16,811, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁeˈkɔʁdə].
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 39288, this pair ranks #1,540,907 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of record vs Rekorde
Shared letters: deor. Private to "record": c. Private to "Rekorde": k.
"record" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "Rekorde" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "record" and "Rekorde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "record" vs "Rekorde" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "record" and "Rekorde" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "record" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Rekorde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,540,907 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "record" and "Rekorde" 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 #1,540,907 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.