Which to use
“reimt” is a verb and “Reis” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,303
- “reimt” frequency rank
- #5,419
- “Reis” frequency rank
- 34722
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reimt | Reis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reimen | weißes, gekocht gegessenes Getreide |
Where the eye mixes reimt and Reis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. reimt runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against Reis's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: reimt vs Reis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reimt is [ʁaɪ̯mt] while Reis is [ʁaɪ̯s]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34722, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reimt is recorded at frequency rank #29,303, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁaɪ̯mt]. Reis is at rank #5,419, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁaɪ̯s].
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 34722, this pair ranks #1,656,823 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reimt vs Reis
Shared letters: eir. Private to "reimt": mt. Private to "Reis": s.
"reimt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "Reis" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reimt" and "Reis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "reimt" or "Reis" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "reimt" and "Reis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reimt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Reis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,656,823 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reimt" and "Reis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regst vs reimt". 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 #1,656,823 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.