Which to use
“richtete” and “richteten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,584
- “richtete” frequency rank
- #17,111
- “richteten” frequency rank
- 23695
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | richtete | richteten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs richten | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs richten |
Where the eye mixes richtete and richteten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. richtete runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCV) against richteten's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between richtete and richteten
A purely visual mix-up. richtete ([ˈʁɪçtətə]) and richteten ([ˈʁɪçtətn̩]) 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) - “richtete” sits inside “richteten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23695, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
richtete is recorded at frequency rank #6,584, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁɪçtətə]. richteten is at rank #17,111, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁɪçtətn̩].
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 23695, this pair ranks #1,857,864 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of richtete vs richteten
Shared letters: cehirt. Private to "richtete": -. Private to "richteten": n.
"richtete" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "richteten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "richtete" and "richteten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "richtete" vs "richteten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "richtete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "richteten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,857,864 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "richtete" and "richteten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Richtern vs richteten". 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 #1,857,864 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.