Which to use
“reift” and “reimt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,589
- “reift” frequency rank
- #29,303
- “reimt” frequency rank
- 68892
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reift | reimt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reifen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reimen |
Where the eye mixes reift and reimt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. reift and reimt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: reift vs reimt
A purely visual mix-up. reift ([ʁaɪ̯ft]) and reimt ([ʁaɪ̯mt]) 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 m in “reimt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68892, 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]. reimt is at rank #29,303, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʁaɪ̯mt].
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 68892, this pair ranks #493,563 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reift vs reimt
Shared letters: eirt. Private to "reift": f. Private to "reimt": m.
"reift" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "reimt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reift" and "reimt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "reift" or "reimt" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "reift" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reimt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #493,563 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reift" and "reimt" 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 #493,563 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.