Which to use
“reiten” is a verb and “Renditen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,755
- “reiten” frequency rank
- #23,677
- “Renditen” frequency rank
- 29432
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reiten | Renditen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich auf dem Rücken eines Reittieres (besonders eines Pferdes) befinden und sich mit dessen Hilfe fortbewegen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Rendite |
Where the eye mixes reiten and Renditen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between reiten and Renditen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reiten is [ˈʁaɪ̯tn̩] while Renditen is [ʁɛnˈdiːtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29432, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reiten is recorded at frequency rank #5,755, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯tn̩]. Renditen is at rank #23,677, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁɛnˈdiːtn̩].
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 29432, this pair ranks #1,766,910 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reiten vs Renditen
Shared letters: einrt. Private to "reiten": -. Private to "Renditen": d.
"reiten" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "Renditen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reiten" for "Renditen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "reiten" or "Renditen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "reiten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Renditen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,766,910 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reiten" and "Renditen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reiten vs Reiterin". 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 #1,766,910 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.