ReihevsRenteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Reihe” and “Rente” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#821
“Reihe” frequency rank
#3,395
“Rente” frequency rank
4216
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Reihe Rente
Definition etwas geradlinig Angeordnetes Ruhegeld wegen Alters oder Erwerbsunfähigkeit für Arbeiter und Angestellte

Where the eye mixes Reihe and Rente

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Reihe
5 ch
Rente

Visual trap between Reihe and Rente

A purely visual mix-up. Reihe ([ˈʁaɪ̯ə]) and Rente ([ˈʁɛntə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4216, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Reihe is recorded at frequency rank #821, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯ə]. Rente is at rank #3,395, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁɛntə].

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 4216, this pair ranks #1,998,279 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Reihe vs Rente

Shared letters: er. Private to "Reihe": hi. Private to "Rente": nt.

"Reihe" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "Rente" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Reiheerihe · rehie · reieh · reihhe · riehe · rreihe
  • Renterenet · rennte · rentte · retne · rnete · rrente

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Reihe" and "Rente" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʁaɪ̯ə] versus [ˈʁɛntə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Reihe" or "Rente"?
"Reihe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #821 in our German list, against #3,395 for "Rente". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Reihe" and "Rente" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Reihe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Rente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,998,279 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Reihe" and "Rente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ragte vs Rente". 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 #1,998,279 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list