RekordvsRekordeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#5,420
“Rekord” frequency rank
#16,811
“Rekorde” frequency rank
22231
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Rekord Rekorde
Definition anerkannte Bestleistung in einer bestimmten Disziplin zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Rekord

Where the eye mixes Rekord and Rekorde

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

6 ch
Rekord
7 ch
Rekorde

Look-alike desk: Rekord vs Rekorde

A purely visual mix-up. Rekord ([ʁeˈkɔʁt]) and Rekorde ([ʁeˈkɔʁdə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Rekord” sits inside “Rekorde”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22231, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Rekord is recorded at frequency rank #5,420, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʁeˈkɔʁt]. 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 22231, this pair ranks #1,876,714 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Rekord vs Rekorde

Shared letters: dekor. Private to "Rekord": -. Private to "Rekorde": -.

"Rekord" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "Rekorde" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Rekord ← erkord · rekkord · rekodr · rekordd · rekorrd · rekrod · reokrd · rkeord
  • Rekorde ← erkorde · rekkorde · rekodre · rekordde · rekored · rekorrde · rekrode · reokrde

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Rekord" for "Rekorde" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ʁeˈkɔʁt] versus [ʁeˈkɔʁdə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Rekord" or "Rekorde"?
"Rekord" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,420 in our German list, against #16,811 for "Rekorde". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Rekord" 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 #1,876,714 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Rekord" and "Rekorde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "record vs Rekorde". 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 #1,876,714 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