Which to use
“Rezept” and “Rezepte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,541
- “Rezept” frequency rank
- #8,449
- “Rezepte” frequency rank
- 11990
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Rezept | Rezepte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Anleitung zur Mischung, Mischreihenfolge und Verarbeitung von Substanzen, um eine Speise oder Anderes zuzubereiten | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Rezept |
Where the eye mixes Rezept and Rezepte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Rezept runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against Rezepte's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Rezept with Rezepte
A purely visual mix-up. Rezept ([ʁeˈt͡sɛpt]) and Rezepte ([ʁeˈt͡sɛptə]) 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) - “Rezept” sits inside “Rezepte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11990, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Rezept is recorded at frequency rank #3,541, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʁeˈt͡sɛpt]. 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 11990, this pair ranks #1,966,804 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Rezept vs Rezepte
Shared letters: eprtz. Private to "Rezept": -. Private to "Rezepte": -.
"Rezept" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "Rezepte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Rezept" for "Rezepte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Rezept" vs "Rezepte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Rezept" and "Rezepte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Rezept" 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 #1,966,804 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Rezept" and "Rezepte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recent vs Rezept". 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 #1,966,804 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.