Which to use
“records” and “Rekorde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,686
- “records” frequency rank
- #16,811
- “Rekorde” frequency rank
- 36497
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | records | Rekorde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs record | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Rekord |
Letter map: records vs Rekorde
Shared letters muted; letters that set records and Rekorde apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Pair insight - records / Rekorde
records and Rekorde 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36497, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
records is recorded at frequency rank #19,686, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. 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 36497, this pair ranks #1,614,141 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of records vs Rekorde
Shared letters: deor. Private to "records": cs. Private to "Rekorde": k.
"records" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "Rekorde" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "records" and "Rekorde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "records" or "Rekorde" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "records" vs "Rekorde" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "records" 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 #1,614,141 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "records" and "Rekorde" 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 #1,614,141 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.