ReisvsREXWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Reis is a noun, REX is an abbrev, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Reis” is a noun and “REX” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#5,419
“Reis” frequency rank
#11,739
“REX” frequency rank
17158
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Reis REX
Definition weißes, gekocht gegessenes Getreide Abkürzung für Deutscher Rentenkursindex

Letter map: Reis vs REX

Shared letters muted; letters that set Reis and REX apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
Reis
3 ch
REX

Grammar separator: Reis vs REX

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Reis is anoun and REXanabbrev. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17158, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Reis is recorded at frequency rank #5,419, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʁaɪ̯s]. REX is at rank #11,739, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced […].

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 17158, this pair ranks #1,929,863 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Reis vs REX

Shared letters: er. Private to "Reis": is. Private to "REX": x.

"Reis" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "REX" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Reiseris · reiss · resi · rreis

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Reis" for "REX" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Reis" is a noun and "REX" an abbrev, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Reis" or "REX"?
"Reis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,419 in our German list, against #11,739 for "REX". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "Reis" vs "REX" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Reis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "REX" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,929,863 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Reis" and "REX" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs REX". 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 #1,929,863 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list