Which to use
“reine” is an adjective and “Reiz” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,068
- “reine” frequency rank
- #9,613
- “Reiz” frequency rank
- 12681
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reine | Reiz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rein | äußere oder innere Einwirkung auf einen Organismus |
Where the eye mixes reine and Reiz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. reine runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against Reiz's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: reine vs Reiz
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reine is [ˈʁaɪ̯nə] while Reiz is [ʁaɪ̯t͡s]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12681, 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]. Reiz is at rank #9,613, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁaɪ̯t͡s].
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 12681, this pair ranks #1,962,709 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reine vs Reiz
Shared letters: eir. Private to "reine": n. Private to "Reiz": z.
"reine" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Reiz" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reine" and "Reiz" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "reine" or "Reiz" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "reine" and "Reiz" 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 "Reiz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,962,709 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reine" and "Reiz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rech vs Reiz". 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 #1,962,709 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.