# reichen vs reizen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### reichen
*verb · IPA [ˈʁaɪ̯çn̩] · frequency rank #1,568*
jemandem etwas geben

### reizen
*verb · IPA [ˈʁaɪ̯t͡sn̩] · frequency rank #18,674*
jemandes Interesse wecken

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/reichen-vs-reizen