Which to use
“reime” is a verb and “reines” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,778
- “reime” frequency rank
- #8,932
- “reines” frequency rank
- 42710
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reime | reines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reimen | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rein |
Where the eye mixes reime and reines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. reime runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against reines's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between reime and reines
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reime is [ˈʁaɪ̯mə] while reines is [ˈʁaɪ̯nəs]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42710, 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]. reines is at rank #8,932, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯nəs].
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 42710, this pair ranks #1,440,967 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reime vs reines
Shared letters: eir. Private to "reime": m. Private to "reines": ns.
"reime" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "reines" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reime" for "reines" ever safe?
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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 "reines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,440,967 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reime" and "reines" 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 #1,440,967 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.