Which to use
“Rees” is a name and “reese” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,787
- “Rees” frequency rank
- #31,750
- “reese” frequency rank
- 72537
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Rees | reese |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reesen |
Where the eye mixes Rees and reese
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Rees runs 4 letters (CVVC) against reese's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Rees with reese
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Rees is [ʁeːs] while reese is [ˈʁeːzə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Rees” sits inside “reese”, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72537, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Rees is recorded at frequency rank #40,787, classified as aname, pronounced [ʁeːs]. reese is at rank #31,750, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁeːzə].
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 72537, this pair ranks #385,609 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Rees vs reese
Shared letters: ers. Private to "Rees": -. Private to "reese": -.
"Rees" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "reese" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Rees" and "reese" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Rees" or "reese" 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 "Rees" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reese" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #385,609 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Rees" and "reese" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rees vs Remus". 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 #385,609 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.