AnreisevsAnreizeWhat's the difference?

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“Anreise” and “Anreize” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#13,307
“Anreise” frequency rank
#16,084
“Anreize” frequency rank
29391
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Anreise Anreize
Definition eine Reise, Fahrt zu einem Ort hin Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Anreiz

Where the eye mixes Anreise and Anreize

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Anreise and Anreize follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
Anreise
7 ch
Anreize

Look-alike desk: Anreise vs Anreize

A purely visual mix-up. Anreise ([ˈanˌʁaɪ̯zə]) and Anreize ([ˈanˌʁaɪ̯t͡sə]) 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 a single letter - s in “Anreise” becomes z in “Anreize”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29391, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Anreise is recorded at frequency rank #13,307, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌʁaɪ̯zə]. Anreize is at rank #16,084, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌʁaɪ̯t͡sə].

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 29391, this pair ranks #1,767,644 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Anreise vs Anreize

Shared letters: aeinr. Private to "Anreise": s. Private to "Anreize": z.

"Anreise" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV  ·  "Anreize" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Anreiseanerise · annreise · anreies · anreisse · anresie · anriese · anrreise · arneise
  • Anreizeanerize · annreize · anreiez · anreizze · anrezie · anrieze · anrreize · arneize

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Anreise" and "Anreize" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanˌʁaɪ̯zə] versus [ˈanˌʁaɪ̯t͡sə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Anreise" or "Anreize"?
"Anreise" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,307 in our German list, against #16,084 for "Anreize". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Anreise" and "Anreize" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Anreise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Anreize" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,767,644 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Anreise" and "Anreize" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anheizen vs Anreize". 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 #1,767,644 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list