Which to use
“richte” and “richtete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,000
- “richte” frequency rank
- #6,584
- “richtete” frequency rank
- 19584
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | richte | richtete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs richten | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs richten |
Where the eye mixes richte and richtete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. richte runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against richtete's 8 (CVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: richte vs richtete
A purely visual mix-up. richte ([ˈʁɪçtə]) and richtete ([ˈʁɪçtətə]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “richte” sits inside “richtete”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19584, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
richte is recorded at frequency rank #13,000, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁɪçtə]. richtete is at rank #6,584, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁɪçtətə].
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 19584, this pair ranks #1,906,796 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of richte vs richtete
Shared letters: cehirt. Private to "richte": -. Private to "richtete": -.
"richte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "richtete" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "richte" for "richtete" ever safe?
Frequency check: "richte" vs "richtete" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "richte" and "richtete" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "richte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "richtete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,906,796 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "richte" and "richtete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rechtem vs richte". 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 #1,906,796 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.