Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "reagiere" vs "reagiert" - which ranks higher?
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.