gereichtvsgereiztConfusable pair

Which to use

“gereicht” and “gereizt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,182
“gereicht” frequency rank
#17,593
“gereizt” frequency rank
24775
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gereicht gereizt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs reichen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs reizen

Where the eye mixes gereicht and gereizt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gereicht runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCC) against gereizt's 7 (CVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
gereicht
7 ch
gereizt

Look-alike desk: gereicht vs gereizt

A purely visual mix-up. gereicht ([ɡəˈʁaɪ̯çt]) and gereizt ([ɡəˈʁaɪ̯t͡st]) 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 24775, 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]. gereizt is at rank #17,593, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʁaɪ̯t͡st].

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 24775, this pair ranks #1,842,936 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of gereicht vs gereizt

Shared letters: egirt. Private to "gereicht": ch. Private to "gereizt": z.

"gereicht" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCC  ·  "gereizt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gereicht ← egreicht · geericht · gereciht · gereiccht · gereichht · gereichtt · gereicth · gereihct
  • gereizt ← egreizt · geerizt · gereitz · gereiztt · gereizzt · gerezit · geriezt · gerreizt

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "gereicht" and "gereizt" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈʁaɪ̯çt] versus [ɡəˈʁaɪ̯t͡st]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "gereicht" or "gereizt" show up more?
"gereicht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,182 in our German list, against #17,593 for "gereizt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "gereicht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gereizt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,842,936 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gereicht" and "gereizt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gefeit vs gereizt". 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 #1,842,936 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