recordsvsRekordWhat's the difference?

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.

7 ch
records
6 ch
Rekord

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

  • records ← ercords · rceords · reccords · recodrs · recordds · recordss · recorrds · recorsd
  • Rekord ← erkord · rekkord · rekodr · rekordd · rekorrd · rekrod · reokrd · rkeord

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "records" and "Rekord" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "records" or "Rekord"?
"Rekord" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,420 in our German list, against #19,686 for "records". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list