ReisevsReitzWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Reise is a noun, Reitz is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Reise” is a noun and “Reitz” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,091
“Reise” frequency rank
#42,089
“Reitz” frequency rank
43180
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Reise Reitz
Definition Fortbewegung von einem Ausgangspunkt zu einem entfernten Ort mit dortigem Aufenthalt und wieder zurück Ort in der südafrikanischen Provinz Freistaat

Letter map: Reise vs Reitz

Shared letters muted; letters that set Reise and Reitz apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Reise (CVVCV) and Reitz (CVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

5 ch
Reise
5 ch
Reitz

Grammar separator: Reise vs Reitz

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Reise is anoun and Reitzaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43180, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Reise is recorded at frequency rank #1,091, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯zə]. Reitz is at rank #42,089, tagged as aname, 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 43180, this pair ranks #1,426,176 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Reise vs Reitz

Shared letters: eir. Private to "Reise": s. Private to "Reitz": tz.

"Reise" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "Reitz" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Reise ← erise · reies · reisse · resie · rreise
  • Reitz ← eritz · reittz · reitzz · retiz · rietz · rreitz

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Reise" and "Reitz" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Reise" is a noun and "Reitz" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "Reise" or "Reitz" show up more?
"Reise" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,091 in our German list, against #42,089 for "Reitz". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

You've compared "Reise" and "Reitz". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Reise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Reitz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,426,176 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Reise" and "Reitz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs Reitz". 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 #1,426,176 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