Which to use
“reach” is a noun and “ready” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,075
- “reach” frequency rank
- #18,370
- “ready” frequency rank
- 60445
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reach | ready |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Reichweite, Bandbreite, Bereich | bereit, fertig |
Letter map: reach vs ready
Shared letters muted; letters that set reach and ready apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - reach and ready
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: reach is anoun and readyanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60445, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reach is recorded at frequency rank #42,075, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɹiːt͡ʃ]. ready is at rank #18,370, tagged as anadj, pronounced […].
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 60445, this pair ranks #786,717 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reach vs ready
Shared letters: aer. Private to "reach": ch. Private to "ready": dy.
"reach" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "ready" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Pair "reach" vs "ready" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "reach" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ready" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #786,717 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reach" and "ready" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rack vs reach". 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 #786,717 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.