recken

[ˈʁɛkn̩]

/[ˈʁɛkn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“recken” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,416. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,416
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in Längsrichtung dehnen/strecken

Corpus desk

Index DE-recken · recken · German

recken · rank #41,416 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,416
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Recke

Nearest frequency peer: Recke (-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 „recken“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „recken“ 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).

recken vs reden
67% similar
recken vs Regen
50% similar
recken vs Röcke
50% similar

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

Key facts for recken
PropertyValue
Headwordrecken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʁɛkn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#41,416
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „recken“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).reckenliegt 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: „Recke“ (#41,415), „Reichstages“ (#41,417), „recherchierte“ (#41,414). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „recken“ bei #41,416. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around recken (IPA [ˈʁɛkn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #41,416 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "in Längsrichtung dehnen/strecken".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for recken, with forms such as "ercken", "rceken", and "reccken". 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, "reden", "Regen", "Röcke", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is recken, spelled R-E-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    in Längsrichtung dehnen/strecken

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie stand auf und reckte sich.
  2. Der Draht wird gereckt.

This word in other languages

stretch(English)étirer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ercken
  • rceken
  • reccken
  • recekn
  • reckenn
  • reckken
  • reckne
  • rekcen
  • rrecken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of recken - 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.

ercken2rceken2reccken1recekn2reckenn1reckken1reckne2rekcen2
Edit distance from "recken"

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 "recken"?
"recken" is spelled R-E-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɛkn̩].
What does "recken" mean?
As a verb, "recken" means: in Längsrichtung dehnen/strecken
What words are commonly confused with "recken"?
"recken" is commonly confused with "reden", "Regen", "Röcke". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "recken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "recken" is [ˈʁɛkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "recken" come from?
"recken" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Rokoko#41,427rudert#41,430sachte#41,435saints#41,437

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Saphir9 variantsScholle9 variantsOstalb9 variantsTanzes9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list