Rezept

[ʁeˈt͡sɛpt]

/[ʁeˈt͡sɛpt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rezept” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,541. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,541
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anleitung zur Mischung, Mischreihenfolge und Verarbeitung von Substanzen, um eine Speise oder Anderes zuzubereiten

Corpus desk

Index DE-rezept · Rezept · German

Rezept · rank #3,541 · 9 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,541
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nationen

Nearest frequency peer: Nationen (-2 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 „Rezept“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Rezept“ 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).

Rezept vs Rezepte
86% similar
Rezept vs Rezepten
75% similar
Rezept vs Rezeptur
75% similar

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

Key facts for Rezept
PropertyValue
HeadwordRezept
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁeˈt͡sɛpt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,541
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Rezept“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Rezeptliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Nationen“ (#3,539), „Magdeburg“ (#3,538), „Spannung“ (#3,544). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rezept“ bei #3,541. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Rezept (IPA [ʁeˈt͡sɛpt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,541 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Rezept, with forms such as "erzept", "reezpt", and "rezeppt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Rezepte", "Rezepten", "Rezeptur", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Rezept, spelled R-E-Z-E-P-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anleitung zur Mischung, Mischreihenfolge und Verarbeitung von Substanzen, um eine Speise oder Anderes zuzubereiten
  2. 2
    einfache Möglichkeit oder Mittel, um schwierige Probleme zu lösen
  3. 3
    vom Arzt schriftlich gegebene Anweisung, um in einer Apotheke Medikamente abholen zu können

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich werde diesmal nicht nach Rezept kochen.
  2. „Sie ließ sich von den Nachbarinnen Rezepte geben, und im Lebensmittelladen kaufte sie speziell für das Fest ein.“

Synonyms

KochanleitungKochrezeptRezepturVerschreibung

This word in other languages

recipe(English)receta(Español)recette(Français)receita(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erzept
  • reezpt
  • rezeppt
  • rezeptt
  • rezetp
  • rezpet
  • rezzept
  • rrezept
  • rzeept

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Rezept - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

erzept2reezpt2rezeppt1rezeptt1rezetp2rezpet2rezzept1rrezept1
Edit distance from "Rezept"

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 "Rezept"?
"Rezept" is spelled R-E-Z-E-P-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁeˈt͡sɛpt].
What does "Rezept" mean?
As a noun, "Rezept" means: Anleitung zur Mischung, Mischreihenfolge und Verarbeitung von Substanzen, um eine Speise oder Anderes zuzubereiten
What words are commonly confused with "Rezept"?
"Rezept" is commonly confused with "Rezepte", "Rezepten", "Rezeptur". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Rezept"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rezept" is [ʁeˈt͡sɛpt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rezept" come from?
"Rezept" 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 "Rezept", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Träume#3,546wenden#3,554Festen#3,523feiert#3,522

Similar misspelling depth

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

ersatz9 variantsFlügel9 variantstesten9 variantshotels9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list