Which to use
“reibe” and “reime” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,543
- “reibe” frequency rank
- #33,778
- “reime” frequency rank
- 79321
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reibe | reime |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reiben | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reimen |
Where the eye mixes reibe and reime
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. reibe and reime follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: reibe vs reime
A purely visual mix-up. reibe ([ˈʁaɪ̯bə]) and reime ([ˈʁaɪ̯mə]) 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 - b in “reibe” becomes m in “reime”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79321, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reibe is recorded at frequency rank #45,543, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯bə]. reime is at rank #33,778, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯mə].
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 79321, this pair ranks #218,959 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reibe vs reime
Shared letters: eir. Private to "reibe": b. Private to "reime": m.
"reibe" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "reime" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reibe" and "reime" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "reibe" or "reime"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "reibe" and "reime" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reibe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reime" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #218,959 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reibe" and "reime" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reibe vs Robbe". 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 #218,959 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.