Which to use
“evil” is an adjective and “Reitz” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,620
- “evil” frequency rank
- #42,089
- “Reitz” frequency rank
- 57709
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | evil | Reitz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | böse | Ort in der südafrikanischen Provinz Freistaat |
Letter map: evil vs Reitz
Shared letters muted; letters that set evil and Reitz apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. evil runs 4 letters (VCVC) against Reitz's 5 (CVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - evil and Reitz
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: evil is anadjective and Reitzaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57709, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
evil is recorded at frequency rank #15,620, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. Reitz is at rank #42,089, tagged as aname, pronounced […].
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 57709, this pair ranks #890,742 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of evil vs Reitz
Shared letters: ei. Private to "evil": lv. Private to "Reitz": rtz.
"evil" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "Reitz" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "evil" and "Reitz" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "evil" vs "Reitz" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "evil" vs "Reitz" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "evil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Reitz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #890,742 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "evil" and "Reitz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs Reitz". 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 #890,742 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.