# reifer vs reizen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### reifer
*adjective · IPA [ˈʁaɪ̯fɐ] · frequency rank #28,824*
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs reif

### reizen
*verb · IPA [ˈʁaɪ̯t͡sn̩] · frequency rank #18,674*
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## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/reifer-vs-reizen