RekordvsResortTell them apart

Which to use

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

#5,420
“Rekord” frequency rank
#20,037
“Resort” frequency rank
25457
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Rekord Resort
Definition anerkannte Bestleistung in einer bestimmten Disziplin zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt Hotel, das über großzügige, exklusive Vergnügungs- oder/und Freizeitanlagen verfügt

Where the eye mixes Rekord and Resort

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Rekord and Resort follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
Rekord
6 ch
Resort

Why the eye confuses Rekord with Resort

A purely visual mix-up. Rekord ([ʁeˈkɔʁt]) and Resort ([ʁɪˈzoːɐ̯t]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25457, 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]. Resort is at rank #20,037, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁɪˈzoːɐ̯t].

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 25457, this pair ranks #1,832,987 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Rekord vs Resort

Shared letters: eor. Private to "Rekord": dk. Private to "Resort": st.

"Rekord" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "Resort" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Rekord ← erkord · rekkord · rekodr · rekordd · rekorrd · rekrod · reokrd · rkeord
  • Resort ← ersort · reosrt · resorrt · resortt · resotr · resrot · rresort · rseort

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Rekord" and "Resort" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ʁeˈkɔʁt] versus [ʁɪˈzoːɐ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Rekord" or "Resort" show up more?
"Rekord" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,420 in our German list, against #20,037 for "Resort". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Rekord" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Resort" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,832,987 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Rekord" and "Resort" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Resort vs Resorts". 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 #1,832,987 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