Which to use
“erreiche” and “erreichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,922
- “erreiche” frequency rank
- #826
- “erreichen” frequency rank
- 24748
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erreiche | erreichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erreichen | zu jemandem oder zu etwas hingelangen |
Where the eye mixes erreiche and erreichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. erreiche runs 8 letters (VCCVVCCV) against erreichen's 9 (VCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: erreiche vs erreichen
A purely visual mix-up. erreiche ([ɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çə]) and erreichen ([ɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çn̩]) 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) - “erreiche” sits inside “erreichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24748, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erreiche is recorded at frequency rank #23,922, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çə]. erreichen is at rank #826, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çn̩].
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 24748, this pair ranks #1,843,287 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erreiche vs erreichen
Shared letters: cehir. Private to "erreiche": -. Private to "erreichen": n.
"erreiche" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCCV · "erreichen" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erreiche" for "erreichen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "erreiche" or "erreichen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "erreiche" and "erreichen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erreiche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erreichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,843,287 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erreiche" and "erreichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erreiche vs erreichst". 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 #1,843,287 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.