Which to use
“Radio” and “regio” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,782
- “Radio” frequency rank
- #17,107
- “regio” frequency rank
- 18889
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Radio | regio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein elektronisches Gerät, mit dem Hörfunkprogramme empfangen werden können, beispielsweise Nachrichten- oder Musikkanäle | Richtung |
Letter map: Radio vs regio
Shared letters muted; letters that set Radio and regio apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - Radio / regio
Radio and regio are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18889, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Radio is recorded at frequency rank #1,782, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁaːdi̯o]. regio is at rank #17,107, tagged as anoun.
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 18889, this pair ranks #1,913,843 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Radio vs regio
Shared letters: ior. Private to "Radio": ad. Private to "regio": eg.
"Radio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "regio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Radio" and "regio" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Radio" or "regio" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Radio" and "regio".
- Full dictionary entry for "Radio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,913,843 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Radio" and "regio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regio vs regst". 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 #1,913,843 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.