Which to use
“reagiere” and “reagieren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,018
- “reagiere” frequency rank
- #3,147
- “reagieren” frequency rank
- 30165
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reagiere | reagieren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reagieren | sich als von etwas beeinflusst erweisen; sich auf einen Anreiz hin in bestimmter Weise verhalten |
Where the eye mixes reagiere and reagieren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. reagiere runs 8 letters (CVVCVVCV) against reagieren's 9 (CVVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: reagiere vs reagieren
A purely visual mix-up. reagiere ([ʁeaˈɡiːʁə]) and reagieren ([ʁeaˈɡiːʁən]) 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 extra letter(s) - “reagiere” sits inside “reagieren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30165, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reagiere is recorded at frequency rank #27,018, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁeaˈɡiːʁə]. reagieren is at rank #3,147, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʁeaˈɡiːʁən].
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 30165, this pair ranks #1,753,150 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reagiere vs reagieren
Shared letters: aegir. Private to "reagiere": -. Private to "reagieren": n.
"reagiere" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVVCV · "reagieren" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reagiere" for "reagieren" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "reagiere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reagieren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,753,150 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reagiere" and "reagieren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reagiere vs Reviere". 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 #1,753,150 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.