Which to use
“reimen” is a verb and “reinem” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,881
- “reimen” frequency rank
- #20,711
- “reinem” frequency rank
- 55592
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reimen | reinem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Reime bilden | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rein |
Where the eye mixes reimen and reinem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. reimen and reinem follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses reimen with reinem
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reimen is [ˈʁaɪ̯mən] while reinem is [ˈʁaɪ̯nəm]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55592, 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]. reinem is at rank #20,711, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯nəm].
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 55592, this pair ranks #973,612 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reimen vs reinem
Shared letters: eimnr. Private to "reimen": -. Private to "reinem": -.
"reimen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "reinem" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reimen" and "reinem" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "reimen" or "reinem" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "reinem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #973,612 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reimen" and "reinem" 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 #973,612 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.