Which to use
“reimen” and “reizen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,881
- “reimen” frequency rank
- #18,674
- “reizen” frequency rank
- 53555
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reimen | reizen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Reime bilden | jemandes Interesse wecken |
Where the eye mixes reimen and reizen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. reimen and reizen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between reimen and reizen
A purely visual mix-up. reimen ([ˈʁaɪ̯mən]) and reizen ([ˈʁaɪ̯t͡sn̩]) 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 - m in “reimen” becomes z in “reizen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53555, 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]. reizen is at rank #18,674, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯t͡sn̩].
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 53555, this pair ranks #1,053,355 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reimen vs reizen
Shared letters: einr. Private to "reimen": m. Private to "reizen": z.
"reimen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "reizen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reimen" and "reizen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "reimen" vs "reizen" - which ranks higher?
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 "reizen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,053,355 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reimen" and "reizen" 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 #1,053,355 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.