rasiertvsreagiertConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#16,260
“rasiert” frequency rank
#3,067
“reagiert” frequency rank
19327
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rasiert reagiert
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs rasieren Partizip Perfekt des Verbs reagieren

Where the eye mixes rasiert and reagiert

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
rasiert
8 ch
reagiert

Visual trap between rasiert and reagiert

A purely visual mix-up. rasiert ([ʁaˈziːɐ̯t]) and reagiert ([ʁeaˈɡiːɐ̯t]) 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 19327, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rasiert is recorded at frequency rank #16,260, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁaˈziːɐ̯t]. reagiert is at rank #3,067, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʁeaˈɡiːɐ̯t].

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 19327, this pair ranks #1,909,535 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of rasiert vs reagiert

Shared letters: aeirt. Private to "rasiert": s. Private to "reagiert": g.

"rasiert" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC  ·  "reagiert" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rasiertarsiert · raisert · raseirt · rasierrt · rasiertt · rasietr · rasiret · rassiert
  • reagierteragiert · raegiert · reageirt · reaggiert · reagierrt · reagiertt · reagietr · reagiret

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "rasiert" and "reagiert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ʁaˈziːɐ̯t] versus [ʁeaˈɡiːɐ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "rasiert" or "reagiert" show up more?
"reagiert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,067 in our German list, against #16,260 for "rasiert". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "rasiert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reagiert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,909,535 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rasiert" and "reagiert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rasiert vs rotiert". 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 #1,909,535 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