Which to use
“reiste” and “rette” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,925
- “reiste” frequency rank
- #25,285
- “rette” frequency rank
- 36210
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reiste | rette |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs reisen | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs retten |
Where the eye mixes reiste and rette
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: reiste vs rette
A purely visual mix-up. reiste ([ˈʁaɪ̯stə]) and rette ([ˈʁɛtə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36210, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reiste is recorded at frequency rank #10,925, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯stə]. rette is at rank #25,285, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁɛtə].
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 36210, this pair ranks #1,621,328 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reiste vs rette
Shared letters: ert. Private to "reiste": is. Private to "rette": -.
"reiste" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "rette" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reiste" for "rette" ever safe?
Which is more common, "reiste" or "rette"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "reiste" and "rette" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reiste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rette" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,621,328 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reiste" and "rette" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ragte vs rette". 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 #1,621,328 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.