Which to use
“records” and “Rekord” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,686
- “records” frequency rank
- #5,420
- “Rekord” frequency rank
- 25106
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | records | Rekord |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs record | anerkannte Bestleistung in einer bestimmten Disziplin zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt |
Letter map: records vs Rekord
Shared letters muted; letters that set records and Rekord apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. records runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against Rekord's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on records vs Rekord
records and Rekord are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25106, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
records is recorded at frequency rank #19,686, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. 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 25106, this pair ranks #1,838,082 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of records vs Rekord
Shared letters: deor. Private to "records": cs. Private to "Rekord": k.
"records" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "Rekord" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "records" and "Rekord" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "records" or "Rekord"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "records" and "Rekord".
- Full dictionary entry for "records" 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 #1,838,082 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "records" and "Rekord" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs records". 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 #1,838,082 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.