Which to use
“erreiche” and “erreicht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,922
- “erreiche” frequency rank
- #682
- “erreicht” frequency rank
- 24604
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erreiche | erreicht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erreichen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erreichen |
Where the eye mixes erreiche and erreicht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. erreiche (VCCVVCCV) and erreicht (VCCVVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between erreiche and erreicht
A purely visual mix-up. erreiche ([ɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çə]) and erreicht ([ɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çt]) 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 - e in “erreiche” becomes t in “erreicht”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24604, 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]. erreicht is at rank #682, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çt].
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 24604, this pair ranks #1,845,279 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erreiche vs erreicht
Shared letters: cehir. Private to "erreiche": -. Private to "erreicht": t.
"erreiche" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCCV · "erreicht" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erreiche" for "erreicht" ever safe?
Which is more common, "erreiche" or "erreicht"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "erreiche" and "erreicht" 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 "erreicht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,845,279 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erreiche" and "erreicht" 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 #1,845,279 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.