Which to use
“reift” and “reiht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,589
- “reift” frequency rank
- #24,898
- “reiht” frequency rank
- 64487
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reift | reiht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reifen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reihen |
Where the eye mixes reift and reiht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. reift and reiht follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between reift and reiht
A purely visual mix-up. reift ([ʁaɪ̯ft]) and reiht ([ʁaɪ̯t]) 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 a single letter - f in “reift” becomes h in “reiht”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64487, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reift is recorded at frequency rank #39,589, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁaɪ̯ft]. reiht is at rank #24,898, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʁaɪ̯t].
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 64487, this pair ranks #639,804 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reift vs reiht
Shared letters: eirt. Private to "reift": f. Private to "reiht": h.
"reift" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "reiht" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reift" and "reiht" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "reift" or "reiht"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "reift" and "reiht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reift" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reiht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #639,804 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reift" and "reiht" 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 #639,804 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.