reichtvsreitetTell them apart

Which to use

“reicht” and “reitet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#909
“reicht” frequency rank
#14,158
“reitet” frequency rank
15067
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reicht reitet
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens des Verbs reichen 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens des Verbs reiten

Where the eye mixes reicht and reitet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
reicht
6 ch
reitet

Visual trap between reicht and reitet

A purely visual mix-up. reicht ([ʁaɪ̯çt]) and reitet ([ˈʁaɪ̯tət]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15067, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reicht is recorded at frequency rank #909, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁaɪ̯çt]. reitet is at rank #14,158, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯tət].

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 15067, this pair ranks #1,946,638 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of reicht vs reitet

Shared letters: eirt. Private to "reicht": ch. Private to "reitet": -.

"reicht" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC  ·  "reitet" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reichtericht · reciht · reiccht · reichht · reichtt · reicth · reihct · rreicht
  • reiteteritet · reiett · reitett · reitte · reittet · retiet · rietet · rreitet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "reicht" for "reitet" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ʁaɪ̯çt] versus [ˈʁaɪ̯tət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "reicht" vs "reitet" - which ranks higher?
"reicht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #909 in our German list, against #14,158 for "reitet". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "reicht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reitet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,946,638 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reicht" and "reitet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reibe vs reitet". 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 #1,946,638 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