Which to use
“geregelte” and “geregelten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,318
- “geregelte” frequency rank
- #20,936
- “geregelten” frequency rank
- 48254
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geregelte | geregelten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geregelt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geregelt |
Where the eye mixes geregelte and geregelten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. geregelte runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCCV) against geregelten's 10 (CVCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses geregelte with geregelten
A purely visual mix-up. geregelte ([ɡəˈʁeːɡl̩tə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “geregelte” sits inside “geregelten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48254, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geregelte is recorded at frequency rank #27,318, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʁeːɡl̩tə]. 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 48254, this pair ranks #1,255,280 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of geregelte vs geregelten
Shared letters: eglrt. Private to "geregelte": -. Private to "geregelten": n.
"geregelte" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV · "geregelten" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- geregelte ← egregelte · geergelte · gereeglte · geregelet · geregellte · geregeltte · geregetle · gereggelte
- geregelten ← egregelten · geergelten · gereeglten · geregeletn · geregellten · geregeltenn · geregeltne · geregeltten
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "geregelte" and "geregelten" be used interchangeably?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "geregelte" 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 #1,255,280 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geregelte" and "geregelten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geregelt vs geregelte". 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 #1,255,280 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.