Which to use
“reite” is a verb and “Reitern” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,746
- “reite” frequency rank
- #31,753
- “Reitern” frequency rank
- 69499
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reite | Reitern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reiten | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Reiter |
Where the eye mixes reite and Reitern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. reite runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against Reitern's 7 (CVVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between reite and Reitern
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reite is [ˈʁaɪ̯tə] while Reitern is [ˈʁaɪ̯tɐn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “reite” sits inside “Reitern”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69499, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reite is recorded at frequency rank #37,746, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯tə]. Reitern is at rank #31,753, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯tɐn].
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 69499, this pair ranks #474,713 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reite vs Reitern
Shared letters: eirt. Private to "reite": -. Private to "Reitern": n.
"reite" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Reitern" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reite" and "Reitern" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "reite" vs "Reitern" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "reite" and "Reitern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Reitern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #474,713 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reite" and "Reitern" 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 #474,713 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.