Which to use
“Reigen” is a noun and “reimen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,331
- “Reigen” frequency rank
- #34,881
- “reimen” frequency rank
- 69212
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Reigen | reimen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | alter Rundtanz, bei dem eine größere Anzahl von Tänzern einem Vortänzer in schreitender oder hüpfender Weise folgt; der Tanz wird von Gesang begleitet | Reime bilden |
Where the eye mixes Reigen and reimen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Reigen and reimen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Reigen vs reimen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Reigen is [ˈʁaɪ̯ɡn̩] while reimen is [ˈʁaɪ̯mən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - g in “Reigen” becomes m in “reimen”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69212, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Reigen is recorded at frequency rank #34,331, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯ɡn̩]. reimen is at rank #34,881, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯mən].
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 69212, this pair ranks #483,564 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Reigen vs reimen
Shared letters: einr. Private to "Reigen": g. Private to "reimen": m.
"Reigen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "reimen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Reigen" and "reimen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Reigen" or "reimen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Reigen" and "reimen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Reigen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reimen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #483,564 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Reigen" and "reimen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reimen vs rühmen". 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 #483,564 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.