Which to use
“Reichs” is a noun and “reicht” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,734
- “Reichs” frequency rank
- #909
- “reicht” frequency rank
- 11643
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Reichs | reicht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Reich | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens des Verbs reichen |
Where the eye mixes Reichs and reicht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Reichs and reicht follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Reichs with reicht
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Reichs is [ʁaɪ̯çs] while reicht is [ʁaɪ̯çt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - s in “Reichs” becomes t in “reicht”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11643, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Reichs is recorded at frequency rank #10,734, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʁaɪ̯çs]. reicht is at rank #909, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʁaɪ̯çt].
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 11643, this pair ranks #1,968,725 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Reichs vs reicht
Shared letters: cehir. Private to "Reichs": s. Private to "reicht": t.
"Reichs" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC · "reicht" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Reichs" and "reicht" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Reichs" vs "reicht" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Reichs" and "reicht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Reichs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reicht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,968,725 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Reichs" and "reicht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rech vs Reichs". 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 #1,968,725 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.