Which to use
“geregelt” is an adjective and “geregnet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,612
- “geregelt” frequency rank
- #23,153
- “geregnet” frequency rank
- 27765
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geregelt | geregnet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Ordnung habend, geordnet, einer Vorschrift folgend | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs regnen |
Where the eye mixes geregelt and geregnet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. geregelt (CVCVCVCC) and geregnet (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: geregelt vs geregnet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geregelt is [ɡəˈʁeːɡl̩t] while geregnet is [ɡəˈʁeːɡnət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27765, 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]. geregnet is at rank #23,153, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʁeːɡnət].
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 27765, this pair ranks #1,796,275 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geregelt vs geregnet
Shared letters: egrt. Private to "geregelt": l. Private to "geregnet": n.
"geregelt" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "geregnet" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "geregelt" and "geregnet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "geregelt" or "geregnet" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "geregelt" and "geregnet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geregelt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geregnet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,796,275 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geregelt" and "geregnet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geebnet vs geregnet". 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 #1,796,275 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.