Which to use
“gereicht” and “gereift” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,182
- “gereicht” frequency rank
- #38,134
- “gereift” frequency rank
- 45316
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gereicht | gereift |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs reichen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs reifen |
Where the eye mixes gereicht and gereift
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gereicht runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCC) against gereift's 7 (CVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gereicht and gereift
A purely visual mix-up. gereicht ([ɡəˈʁaɪ̯çt]) and gereift ([ɡəˈʁaɪ̯ft]) 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 45316, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gereicht is recorded at frequency rank #7,182, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʁaɪ̯çt]. gereift is at rank #38,134, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʁaɪ̯ft].
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 45316, this pair ranks #1,357,176 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gereicht vs gereift
Shared letters: egirt. Private to "gereicht": ch. Private to "gereift": f.
"gereicht" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCC · "gereift" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gereicht" for "gereift" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gereicht" vs "gereift" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gereicht" and "gereift" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gereicht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gereift" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,357,176 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gereicht" and "gereift" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gerafft vs gereift". 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 #1,357,176 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.