reagierstvsreagiertWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#42,076
“reagierst” frequency rank
#3,067
“reagiert” frequency rank
45143
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reagierst reagiert
Definition 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reagieren Partizip Perfekt des Verbs reagieren

Where the eye mixes reagierst and reagiert

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. reagierst runs 9 letters (CVVCVVCCC) against reagiert's 8 (CVVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
reagierst
8 ch
reagiert

Visual trap between reagierst and reagiert

A purely visual mix-up. reagierst ([ʁeaˈɡiːɐ̯st]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45143, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reagierst is recorded at frequency rank #42,076, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁeaˈɡiːɐ̯st]. 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 45143, this pair ranks #1,363,009 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of reagierst vs reagiert

Shared letters: aegirt. Private to "reagierst": s. Private to "reagiert": -.

"reagierst" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVVCCC  ·  "reagiert" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reagiersteragierst · raegierst · reageirst · reaggierst · reagierrst · reagiersst · reagierstt · reagierts
  • reagierteragiert · raegiert · reageirt · reaggiert · reagierrt · reagiertt · reagietr · reagiret

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "reagierst" for "reagiert" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ʁeaˈɡiːɐ̯st] versus [ʁeaˈɡiːɐ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "reagierst" 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 #42,076 for "reagierst". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "reagierst" and "reagiert" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "reagierst" 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 #1,363,009 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reagierst" and "reagiert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reagiere vs reagierst". 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 #1,363,009 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