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

#27,018
“reagiere” frequency rank
#3,067
“reagiert” frequency rank
30085
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reagiere reagiert
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reagieren Partizip Perfekt des Verbs reagieren

Where the eye mixes reagiere and reagiert

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. reagiere (CVVCVVCV) and reagiert (CVVCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

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Look-alike desk: reagiere vs reagiert

A purely visual mix-up. reagiere ([ʁeaˈɡiːʁə]) 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 a single letter - e in “reagiere” becomes t in “reagiert”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30085, 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]. 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 30085, this pair ranks #1,754,711 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of reagiere vs reagiert

Shared letters: aegir. Private to "reagiere": -. Private to "reagiert": t.

"reagiere" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVVCV  ·  "reagiert" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reagiereeragiere · raegiere · reageire · reaggiere · reagieer · reagierre · reagiree · reaigere
  • reagierteragiert · raegiert · reageirt · reaggiert · reagierrt · reagiertt · reagietr · reagiret

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "reagiere" for "reagiert" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ʁeaˈɡiːʁə] versus [ʁeaˈɡiːɐ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "reagiere" vs "reagiert" - which ranks higher?
"reagiert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,067 in our German list, against #27,018 for "reagiere". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "reagiere" 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 #1,754,711 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reagiere" and "reagiert" 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 #1,754,711 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