ReihevsroheWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Reihe is a noun, rohe is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Reihe” is a noun and “rohe” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#821
“Reihe” frequency rank
#22,484
“rohe” frequency rank
23305
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Reihe rohe
Definition etwas geradlinig Angeordnetes Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs roh

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Reihe and rohe apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
Reihe
4 ch
rohe

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Reihe is [ˈʁaɪ̯ə] while rohe is [ˈʁoːə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23305, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Reihe is recorded at frequency rank #821, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯ə]. rohe is at rank #22,484, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁoːə].

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 23305, this pair ranks #1,862,995 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Reihe vs rohe

Shared letters: ehr. Private to "Reihe": i. Private to "rohe": o.

"Reihe" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "rohe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Reiheerihe · rehie · reieh · reihhe · riehe · rreihe
  • roheorhe · rhoe · roeh · rohhe · rrohe

Frequency comparison

Reihe#821
rohe#22,484

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Reihe" and "rohe" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Reihe" is a noun and "rohe" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Reihe" or "rohe"?
"Reihe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #821 in our German list, against #22,484 for "rohe". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering Reihe vs rohe

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Reihe”; for an adjective, it's “rohe”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Reihe” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list