Which to use
“reiche” is a verb and “reicher” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,153
- “reiche” frequency rank
- #7,656
- “reicher” frequency rank
- 11809
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reiche | reicher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reichen | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs reich |
Where the eye mixes reiche and reicher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. reiche runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against reicher's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses reiche with reicher
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reiche is [ˈʁaɪ̯çə] while reicher is [ˈʁaɪ̯çɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “reiche” sits inside “reicher”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11809, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reiche is recorded at frequency rank #4,153, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯çə]. reicher is at rank #7,656, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯çɐ].
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 11809, this pair ranks #1,967,782 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reiche vs reicher
Shared letters: cehir. Private to "reiche": -. Private to "reicher": -.
"reiche" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "reicher" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reiche" and "reicher" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "reiche" or "reicher" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "reiche" and "reicher" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reiche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reicher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,967,782 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reiche" and "reicher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rächer vs reicher". 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 #1,967,782 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.