Which to use
“Rades” is a noun and “reges” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,184
- “Rades” frequency rank
- #36,582
- “reges” frequency rank
- 85766
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Rades | reges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Rad | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rege |
Where the eye mixes Rades and reges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Rades and reges follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Rades vs reges
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Rades is [ˈʁaːdəs] while reges is [ˈʁeːɡəs]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85766, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Rades is recorded at frequency rank #49,184, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁaːdəs]. reges is at rank #36,582, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁeːɡəs].
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 85766, this pair ranks #103,443 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Rades vs reges
Shared letters: ers. Private to "Rades": ad. Private to "reges": g.
"Rades" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "reges" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Rades" for "reges" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Rades" or "reges"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Rades" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #103,443 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Rades" and "reges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rades vs Ramen". 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 #103,443 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.