# reach vs read

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### reach
*noun · IPA [ɹiːt͡ʃ] · frequency rank #42,075*
Reichweite, Bandbreite, Bereich

### read
*verb · IPA [ɹiːd] · frequency rank #9,794*
lesen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/reach-vs-read