Which to use
“matches” is a verb and “regine” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,983
- “matches” frequency rank
- #32,738
- “regine” frequency rank
- 50721
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | matches | regine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs match | Plural des Substantivs regina |
Letter map: matches vs regine
Shared letters muted; letters that set matches and regine apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. matches runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against regine's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: matches vs regine
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: matches is averb and regineanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50721, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
matches is recorded at frequency rank #17,983, classified as averb, pronounced […]. regine is at rank #32,738, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 50721, this pair ranks #1,163,021 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of matches vs regine
Shared letters: e. Private to "matches": achmst. Private to "regine": ginr.
"matches" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "regine" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "matches" and "regine" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "matches" vs "regine" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "matches" and "regine".
- Full dictionary entry for "matches" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,163,021 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "matches" and "regine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs regine". 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 #1,163,021 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.