Which to use
“Revier” and “Reviere” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,926
- “Revier” frequency rank
- #47,695
- “Reviere” frequency rank
- 58621
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Revier | Reviere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | engster Aktionsraum eines Tieres, der gegen artgleiche Konkurrenten verteidigt wird | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Revier |
Where the eye mixes Revier and Reviere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Revier runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against Reviere's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Revier with Reviere
A purely visual mix-up. Revier ([ʁeˈviːɐ̯]) and Reviere ([ʁeˈviːʁə]) 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) - “Revier” sits inside “Reviere”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58621, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Revier is recorded at frequency rank #10,926, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʁeˈviːɐ̯]. Reviere is at rank #47,695, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁeˈviːʁə].
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 58621, this pair ranks #855,742 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Revier vs Reviere
Shared letters: eirv. Private to "Revier": -. Private to "Reviere": -.
"Revier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "Reviere" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Revier" and "Reviere" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Revier" or "Reviere" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Revier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Reviere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #855,742 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Revier" and "Reviere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Revers vs Reviere". 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 #855,742 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.