reizendvsreizendeTell them apart

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“reizend” and “reizende” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#35,988
“reizend” frequency rank
#34,882
“reizende” frequency rank
70870
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reizend reizende
Definition nett, süß, angenehm, anziehend, anmutig, hübsch Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs reizend

Where the eye mixes reizend and reizende

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. reizend runs 7 letters (CVVCVCC) against reizende's 8 (CVVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
reizend
8 ch
reizende

Look-alike desk: reizend vs reizende

A purely visual mix-up. reizend ([ˈʁaɪ̯t͡sn̩t]) and reizende ([ˈʁaɪ̯t͡sn̩də]) 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 extra letter(s) - “reizend” sits inside “reizende”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70870, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reizend is recorded at frequency rank #35,988, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯t͡sn̩t]. reizende is at rank #34,882, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯t͡sn̩də].

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 70870, this pair ranks #433,431 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of reizend vs reizende

Shared letters: deinrz. Private to "reizend": -. Private to "reizende": -.

"reizend" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC  ·  "reizende" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reizend ← erizend · reieznd · reizedn · reizendd · reizennd · reizned · reizzend · reziend
  • reizende ← erizende · reieznde · reizedne · reizendde · reizened · reizennde · reiznede · reizzende

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "reizend" for "reizende" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʁaɪ̯t͡sn̩t] versus [ˈʁaɪ̯t͡sn̩də]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "reizend" or "reizende" show up more?
"reizende" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,882 in our German list, against #35,988 for "reizend". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "reizend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reizende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #433,431 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reizend" and "reizende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reizend vs reizenden". 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 #433,431 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