Which to use
“reine” is an adjective and “reite” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,068
- “reine” frequency rank
- #37,746
- “reite” frequency rank
- 40814
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reine | reite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rein | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reiten |
Where the eye mixes reine and reite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. reine and reite follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between reine and reite
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reine is [ˈʁaɪ̯nə] while reite is [ˈʁaɪ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “reine” becomes t in “reite”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40814, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reine is recorded at frequency rank #3,068, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯nə]. reite is at rank #37,746, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯tə].
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 40814, this pair ranks #1,497,512 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reine vs reite
Shared letters: eir. Private to "reine": n. Private to "reite": t.
"reine" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "reite" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reine" and "reite" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "reine" or "reite" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "reine" and "reite" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,497,512 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reine" and "reite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ragte vs reite". 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 #1,497,512 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.