redetvsrudertTell them apart

Which to use

“redet” and “rudert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,739
“redet” frequency rank
#41,430
“rudert” frequency rank
44169
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature redet rudert
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reden 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rudern

Where the eye mixes redet and rudert

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
redet
6 ch
rudert

Visual trap between redet and rudert

A purely visual mix-up. redet ([ˈʁeːdət]) and rudert ([ˈʁuːdɐt]) 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 44169, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

redet is recorded at frequency rank #2,739, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁeːdət]. rudert is at rank #41,430, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁuːdɐt].

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 44169, this pair ranks #1,394,763 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of redet vs rudert

Shared letters: dert. Private to "redet": -. Private to "rudert": u.

"redet" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "rudert" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • redeterdet · rdeet · reddet · redett · redte · reedt · rredet
  • rudertrduert · rrudert · ruddert · ruderrt · rudertt · rudetr · rudret · ruedrt

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "redet" for "rudert" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʁeːdət] versus [ˈʁuːdɐt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "redet" or "rudert" show up more?
"redet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,739 in our German list, against #41,430 for "rudert". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "redet" and "rudert" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "redet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rudert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,394,763 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "redet" and "rudert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rudert vs rundet". 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 #1,394,763 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