ReichelvsreichteTell them apart

Quick tell: Reichel is a name, reichte is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Reichel” is a name and “reichte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#35,985
“Reichel” frequency rank
#5,415
“reichte” frequency rank
41400
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Reichel reichte
Definition deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs reichen

Letter map: Reichel vs reichte

Shared letters muted; letters that set Reichel and reichte apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. Reichel (CVVCCVC) and reichte (CVVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
Reichel
7 ch
reichte

Role in the sentence - Reichel and reichte

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Reichel is aname and reichteaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41400, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Reichel is recorded at frequency rank #35,985, classified as aname, pronounced […]. reichte is at rank #5,415, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯çtə].

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 41400, this pair ranks #1,480,611 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Reichel vs reichte

Shared letters: cehir. Private to "Reichel": l. Private to "reichte": t.

"Reichel" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC  ·  "reichte" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Reichel ← erichel · recihel · reicchel · reicehl · reichell · reichhel · reichle · reihcel
  • reichte ← erichte · recihte · reicchte · reichet · reichhte · reichtte · reicthe · reihcte

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Reichel" and "reichte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Reichel" is a name and "reichte" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Reichel" or "reichte"?
"reichte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,415 in our German list, against #35,985 for "Reichel". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "Reichel" and "reichte". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Reichel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reichte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,480,611 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Reichel" and "reichte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs Reichel". 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 #1,480,611 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list