Which to use
“reime” and “reimen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,778
- “reime” frequency rank
- #34,881
- “reimen” frequency rank
- 68659
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reime | reimen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reimen | Reime bilden |
Where the eye mixes reime and reimen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. reime runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against reimen's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses reime with reimen
A purely visual mix-up. reime ([ˈʁaɪ̯mə]) and reimen ([ˈʁaɪ̯mən]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “reime” sits inside “reimen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68659, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reime is recorded at frequency rank #33,778, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯mə]. 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 68659, this pair ranks #500,949 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reime vs reimen
Shared letters: eimr. Private to "reime": -. Private to "reimen": n.
"reime" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "reimen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reime" and "reimen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "reime" or "reimen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "reime" and "reimen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reime" 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 #500,949 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reime" 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 #500,949 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.