Which to use
“regelt” is a verb and “Rezept” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,251
- “regelt” frequency rank
- #3,541
- “Rezept” frequency rank
- 12792
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regelt | Rezept |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs regeln | Anleitung zur Mischung, Mischreihenfolge und Verarbeitung von Substanzen, um eine Speise oder Anderes zuzubereiten |
Where the eye mixes regelt and Rezept
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between regelt and Rezept
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: regelt is [ˈʁeːɡl̩t] while Rezept is [ʁeˈt͡sɛpt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12792, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regelt is recorded at frequency rank #9,251, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁeːɡl̩t]. Rezept is at rank #3,541, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁeˈt͡sɛpt].
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 12792, this pair ranks #1,962,019 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of regelt vs Rezept
Shared letters: ert. Private to "regelt": gl. Private to "Rezept": pz.
"regelt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "Rezept" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "regelt" and "Rezept" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "regelt" vs "Rezept" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "regelt" and "Rezept" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "regelt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Rezept" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,962,019 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regelt" and "Rezept" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recent vs regelt". 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 #1,962,019 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.