Which to use
“geregelt” and “geregelten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,612
- “geregelt” frequency rank
- #20,936
- “geregelten” frequency rank
- 25548
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geregelt | geregelten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Ordnung habend, geordnet, einer Vorschrift folgend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geregelt |
Where the eye mixes geregelt and geregelten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. geregelt runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCC) against geregelten's 10 (CVCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: geregelt vs geregelten
A purely visual mix-up. geregelt ([ɡəˈʁeːɡl̩t]) and geregelten ([ɡəˈʁeːɡl̩tn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “geregelt” sits inside “geregelten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25548, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geregelt is recorded at frequency rank #4,612, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʁeːɡl̩t]. geregelten is at rank #20,936, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʁeːɡl̩tn̩].
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 25548, this pair ranks #1,831,586 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geregelt vs geregelten
Shared letters: eglrt. Private to "geregelt": -. Private to "geregelten": n.
"geregelt" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "geregelten" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- geregelt ← egregelt · geergelt · gereeglt · geregellt · geregeltt · geregetl · gereggelt · gereglet
- geregelten ← egregelten · geergelten · gereeglten · geregeletn · geregellten · geregeltenn · geregeltne · geregeltten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "geregelt" for "geregelten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "geregelt" vs "geregelten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "geregelt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geregelten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,831,586 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geregelt" and "geregelten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geregelt vs gevögelt". 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 #1,831,586 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.