RadesvsreyesTell them apart

Which to use

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

#49,184
“Rades” frequency rank
#41,424
“reyes” frequency rank
90608
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Rades reyes
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Rad Plural des Substantivs rey

Where the eye mixes Rades and reyes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Rades (CVCVC) and reyes (CVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

5 ch
Rades
5 ch
reyes

Look-alike desk: Rades vs reyes

A purely visual mix-up. Rades ([ˈʁaːdəs]) and reyes ([ˈrejes]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90608, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Rades is recorded at frequency rank #49,184, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁaːdəs]. reyes is at rank #41,424, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈrejes].

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 90608, this pair ranks #45,420 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Rades vs reyes

Shared letters: ers. Private to "Rades": ad. Private to "reyes": y.

"Rades" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "reyes" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Rades ← ardes · raddes · radess · radse · raeds · rdaes · rrades
  • reyes ← eryes · reeys · reyess · reyse · reyyes · rreyes · ryees

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Rades" and "reyes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʁaːdəs] versus [ˈrejes]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Rades" vs "reyes" - which ranks higher?
"reyes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #41,424 in our German list, against #49,184 for "Rades". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Rades" and "reyes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Rades" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reyes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #45,420 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Rades" and "reyes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rades vs Ramen". 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 #45,420 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