Which to use
“erreichen” is a verb and “Erreichung” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #826
- “erreichen” frequency rank
- #21,239
- “Erreichung” frequency rank
- 22065
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erreichen | Erreichung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zu jemandem oder zu etwas hingelangen | das Erreichen |
Where the eye mixes erreichen and Erreichung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. erreichen runs 9 letters (VCCVVCCVC) against Erreichung's 10 (VCCVVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: erreichen vs Erreichung
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: erreichen is [ɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çn̩] while Erreichung is [ˌɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çʊŋ]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22065, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erreichen is recorded at frequency rank #826, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çn̩]. Erreichung is at rank #21,239, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˌɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çʊŋ].
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 22065, this pair ranks #1,878,789 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erreichen vs Erreichung
Shared letters: cehinr. Private to "erreichen": -. Private to "Erreichung": gu.
"erreichen" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVC · "Erreichung" · 10 letters · shape VCCVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erreichen ← ereichen · ererichen · errecihen · erreicchen · erreicehn · erreichenn · erreichhen · erreichne
- Erreichung ← ereichung · ererichung · errecihung · erreicchung · erreichhung · erreichnug · erreichugn · erreichungg
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erreichen" for "Erreichung" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "erreichen" or "Erreichung" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "erreichen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Erreichung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,878,789 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erreichen" and "Erreichung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "errechnen vs erreichen". 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 #1,878,789 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.