Which to use
“reach” is a noun and “reich” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,744
- “reach” frequency rank
- #21,569
- “reich” frequency rank
- 50313
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reach | reich |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | alcance | rico |
Where the eye mixes reach and reich
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. reach and reich follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: reach vs reich
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reach is /ɹiːt͡ʃ/ while reich is /ʀaɪ̯ç/ ouvir^(fonte ?). Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “reach” becomes i in “reich”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50313, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reach is recorded at frequency rank #28,744, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɹiːt͡ʃ/. reich is at rank #21,569, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ʀaɪ̯ç/ ouvir^(fonte ?).
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 50313, this pair ranks #14,658 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reach vs reich
Shared letters: cehr. Private to "reach": a. Private to "reich": i.
"reach" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "reich" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reach" and "reich" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "reach" or "reich" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "reach" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reich" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,658 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reach" and "reich" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "racha vs reach". 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 #14,658 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.