reichervsReichesWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: reicher is a adjective, Reiches is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“reicher” is an adjective and “Reiches” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#7,656
“reicher” frequency rank
#5,213
“Reiches” frequency rank
12869
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reicher Reiches
Definition Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs reich Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Reich

Where the eye mixes reicher and Reiches

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
reicher
7 ch
Reiches

Look-alike desk: reicher vs Reiches

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reicher is [ˈʁaɪ̯çɐ] while Reiches is [ˈʁaɪ̯çəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “reicher” becomes s in “Reiches”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12869, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reicher is recorded at frequency rank #7,656, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯çɐ]. Reiches is at rank #5,213, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯çəs].

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 12869, this pair ranks #1,961,525 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of reicher vs Reiches

Shared letters: cehir. Private to "reicher": -. Private to "Reiches": s.

"reicher" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC  ·  "Reiches" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reicherericher · reciher · reiccher · reicehr · reicherr · reichher · reichre · reihcer
  • Reicheseriches · recihes · reicches · reicehs · reichess · reichhes · reichse · reihces

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "reicher" and "Reiches" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "reicher" is an adjective and "Reiches" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "reicher" vs "Reiches" - which ranks higher?
"Reiches" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,213 in our German list, against #7,656 for "reicher". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "reicher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Reiches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,961,525 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reicher" and "Reiches" 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 #1,961,525 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