Which to use
“Reiches” is a noun and “reines” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,213
- “Reiches” frequency rank
- #8,932
- “reines” frequency rank
- 14145
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Reiches | reines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Reich | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rein |
Where the eye mixes Reiches and reines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Reiches runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against reines's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Reiches and reines
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Reiches is [ˈʁaɪ̯çəs] while reines is [ˈʁaɪ̯nəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14145, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Reiches is recorded at frequency rank #5,213, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯çəs]. reines is at rank #8,932, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯nəs].
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 14145, this pair ranks #1,953,259 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Reiches vs reines
Shared letters: eirs. Private to "Reiches": ch. Private to "reines": n.
"Reiches" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "reines" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Reiches" and "reines" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Reiches" or "reines" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Reiches" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,953,259 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Reiches" and "reines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reines vs Ringes". 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 #1,953,259 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.