reist

[ʁaɪ̯st]

/[ʁaɪ̯st]/ verb

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The verdict

“reist” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,803. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,803
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reisen

Corpus desk

Index DE-reist · reist · German

reist · rank #7,803 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,803
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rechtsprechung

Nearest frequency peer: Rechtsprechung (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „reist“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „reist“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

reist vs res
60% similar
reist vs Rest
60% similar
reist vs Riss
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for reist
PropertyValue
Headwordreist
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʁaɪ̯st]
Letters5
Frequency rank#7,803
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „reist“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.reistliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Rechtsprechung“ (#7,802), „Ruhr“ (#7,804), „Ralph“ (#7,801). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „reist“ bei #7,803. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around reist (IPA [ʁaɪ̯st]), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,803 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for reist, with forms such as "erist", "reisst", and "reistt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "res", "Rest", "Riss", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is reist, spelled R-E-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reisen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reisen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reisen
  4. 4
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reisen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erist
  • reisst
  • reistt
  • reits
  • resit
  • riest
  • rreist

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of reist - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

erist2reisst1reistt1reits2resit2riest2rreist1
Edit distance from "reist"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "reist"?
"reist" is spelled R-E-I-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁaɪ̯st].
What does "reist" mean?
As a verb, "reist" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reisen
What words are commonly confused with "reist"?
"reist" is commonly confused with "res", "Rest", "Riss". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "reist"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reist" is [ʁaɪ̯st]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reist" come from?
"reist" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "reist", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ralph#7,801Räder#7,807Porto#7,798Sauna#7,811

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

organe7 variantsspeed7 variantsLeber7 variantsKetten7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list