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“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.

9 ch
erreichst
8 ch
erreicht

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

  • erreichstereichst · ererichst · errecihst · erreicchst · erreichhst · erreichsst · erreichstt · erreichts
  • erreichtereicht · erericht · erreciht · erreiccht · erreichht · erreichtt · erreicth · erreihct

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "erreichst" and "erreicht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çst] versus [ɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "erreichst" vs "erreicht" - which ranks higher?
"erreicht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #682 in our German list, against #26,855 for "erreichst". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list