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

#34,881
“reimen” frequency rank
#29,303
“reimt” frequency rank
64184
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reimen reimt
Definition Reime bilden 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reimen

Where the eye mixes reimen and reimt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. reimen runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against reimt's 5 (CVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
reimen
5 ch
reimt

Why the eye confuses reimen with reimt

A purely visual mix-up. reimen ([ˈʁaɪ̯mən]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64184, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reimen is recorded at frequency rank #34,881, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯mən]. 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 64184, this pair ranks #650,511 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of reimen vs reimt

Shared letters: eimr. Private to "reimen": n. Private to "reimt": t.

"reimen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "reimt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reimen ← erimen · reiemn · reimenn · reimmen · reimne · remien · rreimen
  • reimt ← erimt · reimmt · reimtt · reitm · remit · riemt · rreimt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "reimen" and "reimt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʁaɪ̯mən] versus [ʁaɪ̯mt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "reimen" or "reimt"?
"reimt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,303 in our German list, against #34,881 for "reimen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "reimen" 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 #650,511 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reimen" and "reimt" 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 #650,511 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