reimevsreimtWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#33,778
“reime” frequency rank
#29,303
“reimt” frequency rank
63081
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reime reimt
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reimen 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reimen

Where the eye mixes reime and reimt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. reime (CVVCV) and reimt (CVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

5 ch
reime
5 ch
reimt

Look-alike desk: reime vs reimt

A purely visual mix-up. reime ([ˈʁaɪ̯mə]) 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 - e in “reime” becomes t in “reimt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63081, 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]. 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 63081, this pair ranks #689,510 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of reime vs reimt

Shared letters: eimr. Private to "reime": -. Private to "reimt": t.

"reime" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "reimt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reime ← erime · reiem · reimme · remie · rieme · rreime
  • reimt ← erimt · reimmt · reimtt · reitm · remit · riemt · rreimt

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "reime" for "reimt" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʁaɪ̯mə] versus [ʁaɪ̯mt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "reime" or "reimt"?
"reimt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,303 in our German list, against #33,778 for "reime". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "reime" 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 #689,510 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reime" and "reimt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reibe vs reime". 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 #689,510 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