Which to use
“gereift” and “greife” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,134
- “gereift” frequency rank
- #18,911
- “greife” frequency rank
- 57045
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gereift | greife |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs reifen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs greifen |
Where the eye mixes gereift and greife
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gereift runs 7 letters (CVCVVCC) against greife's 6 (CCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gereift and greife
A purely visual mix-up. gereift ([ɡəˈʁaɪ̯ft]) and greife ([ˈɡʁaɪ̯fə]) 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 57045, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gereift is recorded at frequency rank #38,134, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʁaɪ̯ft]. greife is at rank #18,911, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈɡʁaɪ̯fə].
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 57045, this pair ranks #916,678 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gereift vs greife
Shared letters: efgir. Private to "gereift": t. Private to "greife": -.
"gereift" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "greife" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gereift" and "greife" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gereift" vs "greife" - 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 "gereift" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "greife" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #916,678 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gereift" and "greife" 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 #916,678 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.