Which to use
“recite” is a verb and “reit” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,200
- “recite” frequency rank
- #45,043
- “reit” frequency rank
- 65243
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recite | reit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To repeat aloud (some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, or in front of one's eyes), often before an audience. | sedge; seaweed |
Where the eye mixes recite and reit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. recite runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against reit's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: recite vs reit
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recite is /ɹɪˈsaɪt/ while reit is /ɹiːt/. 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 65243, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recite is recorded at frequency rank #20,200, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈsaɪt/. reit is at rank #45,043, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɹiːt/.
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 65243, this pair ranks #73,737 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recite vs reit
Shared letters: eirt. Private to "recite": c. Private to "reit": -.
"recite" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "reit" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recite" for "reit" ever safe?
Frequency check: "recite" vs "reit" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "recite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,737 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recite" and "reit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reit vs Revis". 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 #73,737 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.