Which to use
“Reife” is a noun and “reift” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,416
- “Reife” frequency rank
- #39,589
- “reift” frequency rank
- 45005
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Reife | reift |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vollendung eines Wachstumsprozesses (bei Menschen physisch oder geistig) | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reifen |
Where the eye mixes Reife and reift
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Reife (CVVCV) and reift (CVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Reife vs reift
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Reife is [ˈʁaɪ̯fə] while reift is [ʁaɪ̯ft]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “Reife” becomes t in “reift”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45005, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Reife is recorded at frequency rank #5,416, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯fə]. reift is at rank #39,589, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʁaɪ̯ft].
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 45005, this pair ranks #1,367,594 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Reife vs reift
Shared letters: efir. Private to "Reife": -. Private to "reift": t.
"Reife" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "reift" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Reife" and "reift" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Reife" or "reift"?
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 "Reife" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reift" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,367,594 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Reife" and "reift" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regst vs reift". 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 #1,367,594 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.