Which to use
“erreichst” and “erreicht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,855
- “erreichst” frequency rank
- #682
- “erreicht” frequency rank
- 27537
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erreichst | erreicht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erreichen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erreichen |
Where the eye mixes erreichst and erreicht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses erreichst with erreicht
A purely visual mix-up. erreichst ([ɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çst]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27537, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erreichst is recorded at frequency rank #26,855, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çst]. 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 27537, this pair ranks #1,800,136 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erreichst vs erreicht
Shared letters: cehirt. Private to "erreichst": s. Private to "erreicht": -.
"erreichst" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCCC · "erreicht" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erreichst" and "erreicht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "erreichst" vs "erreicht" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "erreichst" 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 #1,800,136 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erreichst" 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 #1,800,136 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.