Which to use
“erreiche” is a verb and “erreichte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,922
- “erreiche” frequency rank
- #3,520
- “erreichte” frequency rank
- 27442
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erreiche | erreichte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erreichen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erreicht |
Where the eye mixes erreiche and erreichte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. erreiche runs 8 letters (VCCVVCCV) against erreichte's 9 (VCCVVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: erreiche vs erreichte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: erreiche is [ɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çə] while erreichte is [ɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27442, 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]. erreichte is at rank #3,520, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çtə].
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 27442, this pair ranks #1,801,715 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erreiche vs erreichte
Shared letters: cehir. Private to "erreiche": -. Private to "erreichte": t.
"erreiche" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCCV · "erreichte" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erreiche" for "erreichte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "erreiche" or "erreichte" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "erreiche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erreichte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,801,715 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erreiche" and "erreichte" 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 #1,801,715 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.