# Reich

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹaɪx/ · frequency rank #15,257

## Definitions
1. A German empire, kingdom or nation; its territory or government.
2. The Third Reich; Nazi Germany.
3. Any empire, especially one that is imperialist, tyrannical, and/or racist.

## Etymology
Borrowed from German Reich (“empire, realm”). Doublet of Raj.

## Easily confused with
- **rich** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reich-vs-rich)
- **rice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reich-vs-rice)
- **rick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reich-vs-rick)
- **Reid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reich-vs-reid)
- **Rico** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reich-vs-rico)
- **rein** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reich-vs-rein)
- **reis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reich-vs-reis)
- **reit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reich-vs-reit)
- **reign** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reich-vs-reign)
- **roach** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reich-vs-roach)
- **relic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reich-vs-relic)
- **reins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reich-vs-reins)
- **reiki** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reich-vs-reiki)
- **relics** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reich-vs-relics)
- **relish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reich-vs-relish)
- **rec** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rec-vs-reich)
- **rei** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rei-vs-reich)
- **reach** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reach-vs-reich)
- **react** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/react-vs-reich)
- **ranch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ranch-vs-reich)

## Common misspellings (6)
`recih`, `reicch`, `reichh`, `reihc`, `riech`, `rreich`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/reich