redetevsRezepteWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: redete is a verb, Rezepte is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“redete” is a verb and “Rezepte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#15,978
“redete” frequency rank
#8,449
“Rezepte” frequency rank
24427
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature redete Rezepte
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs reden Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Rezept

Where the eye mixes redete and Rezepte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. redete runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against Rezepte's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
redete
7 ch
Rezepte

Look-alike desk: redete vs Rezepte

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: redete is [ˈʁeːdətə] while Rezepte is [ʁeˈt͡sɛptə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24427, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

redete is recorded at frequency rank #15,978, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁeːdətə]. Rezepte is at rank #8,449, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁeˈt͡sɛptə].

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 24427, this pair ranks #1,847,812 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of redete vs Rezepte

Shared letters: ert. Private to "redete": d. Private to "Rezepte": pz.

"redete" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "Rezepte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • redeteerdete · rdeete · reddete · redeet · redette · redtee · reedte · rredete
  • Rezepteerzepte · reezpte · rezepet · rezeppte · rezeptte · rezetpe · rezpete · rezzepte

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "redete" for "Rezepte" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "redete" is a verb and "Rezepte" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "redete" or "Rezepte"?
"Rezepte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,449 in our German list, against #15,978 for "redete". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "redete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Rezepte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,847,812 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "redete" and "Rezepte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "redete vs reite". 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 #1,847,812 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