Which to use
“reichten” and “richtet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,527
- “reichten” frequency rank
- #3,616
- “richtet” frequency rank
- 20143
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reichten | richtet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs reichen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs richten |
Where the eye mixes reichten and richtet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. reichten runs 8 letters (CVVCCCVC) against richtet's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: reichten vs richtet
A purely visual mix-up. reichten ([ˈʁaɪ̯çtn̩]) and richtet ([ˈʁɪçtət]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20143, 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]. richtet is at rank #3,616, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁɪçtət].
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 20143, this pair ranks #1,900,798 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reichten vs richtet
Shared letters: cehirt. Private to "reichten": n. Private to "richtet": -.
"reichten" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC · "richtet" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reichten" and "richtet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "reichten" vs "richtet" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "reichten" and "richtet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reichten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "richtet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,900,798 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reichten" and "richtet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reichten vs reinsten". 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 #1,900,798 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.