Which to use
“reichten” is a verb and “Richtern” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,527
- “reichten” frequency rank
- #19,692
- “Richtern” frequency rank
- 36219
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reichten | Richtern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs reichen | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Richter |
Where the eye mixes reichten and Richtern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. reichten (CVVCCCVC) and Richtern (CVCCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: reichten vs Richtern
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reichten is [ˈʁaɪ̯çtn̩] while Richtern is [ˈʁɪçtɐn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 6 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36219, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reichten is recorded at frequency rank #16,527, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯çtn̩]. Richtern is at rank #19,692, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁɪçtɐn].
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 36219, this pair ranks #1,621,100 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reichten vs Richtern
Shared letters: cehinrt. Private to "reichten": -. Private to "Richtern": -.
"reichten" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC · "Richtern" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reichten" and "Richtern" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "reichten" or "Richtern" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "reichten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Richtern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,621,100 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reichten" and "Richtern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Richtern vs Richtwert". 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 #1,621,100 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.