rechen

[ˈʁɛçn̩]

/[ˈʁɛçn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“rechen” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,966. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,966
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas, häufig auf dem Boden Liegendes mit einem Rechen, einer Harke zusammentragen

Corpus desk

Index DE-rechen · rechen · German

rechen · rank #38,966 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,966
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH rauszufinden

Nearest frequency peer: rauszufinden (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „rechen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „rechen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

rechen vs Rehe
50% similar
rechen vs Recht
50% similar
rechen vs reden
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for rechen
PropertyValue
Headwordrechen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʁɛçn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#38,966
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „rechen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).rechenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „rauszufinden“ (#38,965), „rechtspopulistische“ (#38,967), „raushalten“ (#38,964). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „rechen“ bei #38,966. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around rechen (IPA [ˈʁɛçn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #38,966 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "etwas, häufig auf dem Boden Liegendes mit einem Rechen, einer Harke zusammentragen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for rechen, with forms such as "erchen", "rcehen", and "recchen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Rehe", "Recht", "reden", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is rechen, spelled R-E-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas, häufig auf dem Boden Liegendes mit einem Rechen, einer Harke zusammentragen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how rechen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Soll man gemähtes Gras liegen lassen oder rechen?

Synonyms

harken

Antonyms

verteilen

This word in other languages

rake(English)râteler(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erchen
  • rcehen
  • recchen
  • recehn
  • rechhen
  • rehcen
  • rrechen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rechen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

erchen2rcehen2recchen1recehn2rechhen1rehcen2rrechen1
Edit distance from "rechen"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rechen"?
"rechen" is spelled R-E-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɛçn̩].
What does "rechen" mean?
As a verb, "rechen" means: etwas, häufig auf dem Boden Liegendes mit einem Rechen, einer Harke zusammentragen
What words are commonly confused with "rechen"?
"rechen" is commonly confused with "Rehe", "Recht", "reden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rechen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rechen" is [ˈʁɛçn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rechen" come from?
"rechen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rechen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Retina#38,971schell#38,990Schilf#38,993packet#38,938

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list