reihtvsreimtConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#24,898
“reiht” frequency rank
#29,303
“reimt” frequency rank
54201
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reiht reimt
Definition 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reihen 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reimen

Where the eye mixes reiht and reimt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
reiht
5 ch
reimt

Look-alike desk: reiht vs reimt

A purely visual mix-up. reiht ([ʁaɪ̯t]) 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 - h in “reiht” becomes m in “reimt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54201, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reiht is recorded at frequency rank #24,898, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁaɪ̯t]. 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 54201, this pair ranks #1,028,147 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of reiht vs reimt

Shared letters: eirt. Private to "reiht": h. Private to "reimt": m.

"reiht" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC  ·  "reimt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reihteriht · rehit · reihht · reihtt · reith · rieht · rreiht
  • reimterimt · reimmt · reimtt · reitm · remit · riemt · rreimt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "reiht" and "reimt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ʁaɪ̯t] versus [ʁaɪ̯mt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "reiht" vs "reimt" - which ranks higher?
"reiht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,898 in our German list, against #29,303 for "reimt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "reiht" 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 #1,028,147 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reiht" and "reimt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regst vs reimt". 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 #1,028,147 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