Which to use
“reibt” is a verb and “reine” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,897
- “reibt” frequency rank
- #3,068
- “reine” frequency rank
- 27965
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reibt | reine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reiben | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rein |
Where the eye mixes reibt and reine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. reibt (CVVCC) and reine (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses reibt with reine
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reibt is [ʁaɪ̯pt] while reine is [ˈʁaɪ̯nə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27965, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reibt is recorded at frequency rank #24,897, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁaɪ̯pt]. reine is at rank #3,068, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯nə].
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 27965, this pair ranks #1,792,861 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reibt vs reine
Shared letters: eir. Private to "reibt": bt. Private to "reine": n.
"reibt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "reine" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reibt" for "reine" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "reibt" or "reine" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "reibt" and "reine" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reibt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,792,861 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reibt" and "reine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regst vs reibt". 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 #1,792,861 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.