Which to use
“gereist” and “greift” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,077
- “gereist” frequency rank
- #3,126
- “greift” frequency rank
- 17203
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gereist | greift |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs reisen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs greifen |
Where the eye mixes gereist and greift
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gereist runs 7 letters (CVCVVCC) against greift's 6 (CCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gereist and greift
A purely visual mix-up. gereist ([ɡəˈʁaɪ̯st]) and greift ([ɡʁaɪ̯ft]) 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 17203, 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]. greift is at rank #3,126, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡʁaɪ̯ft].
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 17203, this pair ranks #1,929,458 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gereist vs greift
Shared letters: egirt. Private to "gereist": s. Private to "greift": f.
"gereist" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "greift" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gereist" and "greift" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gereist" or "greift" show up more?
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 "greift" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,929,458 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gereist" and "greift" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gefeit vs gereist". 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 #1,929,458 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.