Which to use
“ranges” is a noun and “reges” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,731
- “ranges” frequency rank
- #36,582
- “reges” frequency rank
- 67313
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ranges | reges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs range | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rege |
Letter map: ranges vs reges
Shared letters muted; letters that set ranges and reges apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for ranges / reges
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ranges is anoun and regesanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67313, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ranges is recorded at frequency rank #30,731, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. 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 67313, this pair ranks #544,243 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ranges vs reges
Shared letters: egrs. Private to "ranges": an. Private to "reges": -.
"ranges" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "reges" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ranges" for "reges" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "ranges" or "reges" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "ranges" vs "reges" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ranges" 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 #544,243 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ranges" and "reges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reges vs Remus". 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 #544,243 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.