Which to use
“rechen” and “reiche” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,966
- “rechen” frequency rank
- #4,153
- “reiche” frequency rank
- 43119
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rechen | reiche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas, häufig auf dem Boden Liegendes mit einem Rechen, einer Harke zusammentragen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reichen |
Where the eye mixes rechen and reiche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. rechen (CVCCVC) and reiche (CVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between rechen and reiche
A purely visual mix-up. rechen ([ˈʁɛçn̩]) and reiche ([ˈʁaɪ̯çə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43119, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rechen is recorded at frequency rank #38,966, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁɛçn̩]. reiche is at rank #4,153, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯çə].
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 43119, this pair ranks #1,428,057 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rechen vs reiche
Shared letters: cehr. Private to "rechen": n. Private to "reiche": i.
"rechen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "reiche" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rechen" and "reiche" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "rechen" or "reiche" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rechen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reiche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,428,057 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rechen" and "reiche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recent vs rechen". 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 #1,428,057 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.