Which to use
“reach” and “Reich” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,075
- “reach” frequency rank
- #1,019
- “Reich” frequency rank
- 43094
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reach | Reich |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Reichweite, Bandbreite, Bereich | Land, Gruppe von Ländern, Ländereien, die von einem Monarchen (König, Kaiser, Zar) oder anderem Herrscher regiert werden |
Where the eye mixes reach and Reich
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: reach vs Reich
A purely visual mix-up. reach ([ɹiːt͡ʃ]) and Reich ([ʁaɪ̯ç]) 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 a single letter - a in “reach” becomes i in “Reich”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43094, 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]. Reich is at rank #1,019, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁaɪ̯ç].
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 43094, this pair ranks #1,428,841 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reach vs Reich
Shared letters: cehr. Private to "reach": a. Private to "Reich": i.
"reach" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "Reich" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reach" and "Reich" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "reach" or "Reich" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "reach" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Reich" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,428,841 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reach" and "Reich" 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 #1,428,841 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.