Which to use
“gereist” and “gereizt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,077
- “gereist” frequency rank
- #17,593
- “gereizt” frequency rank
- 31670
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gereist | gereizt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs reisen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs reizen |
Where the eye mixes gereist and gereizt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gereist and gereizt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses gereist with gereizt
A purely visual mix-up. gereist ([ɡəˈʁaɪ̯st]) 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 a single letter - s in “gereist” becomes z in “gereizt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31670, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gereist is recorded at frequency rank #14,077, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʁaɪ̯st]. 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 31670, this pair ranks #1,723,475 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gereist vs gereizt
Shared letters: egirt. Private to "gereist": s. Private to "gereizt": z.
"gereist" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "gereizt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gereist" for "gereizt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gereist" vs "gereizt" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gereist" 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 #1,723,475 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gereist" 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 #1,723,475 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.