rangiertvsregiertWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“rangiert” and “regiert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#35,977
“rangiert” frequency rank
#7,101
“regiert” frequency rank
43078
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rangiert regiert
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs rangieren 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs regieren

Where the eye mixes rangiert and regiert

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. rangiert runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCC) against regiert's 7 (CVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
rangiert
7 ch
regiert

Visual trap between rangiert and regiert

A purely visual mix-up. rangiert ([ʁaŋˈʒiːɐ̯t]) and regiert ([ʁeˈɡiːɐ̯t]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43078, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rangiert is recorded at frequency rank #35,977, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁaŋˈʒiːɐ̯t]. regiert is at rank #7,101, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʁeˈɡiːɐ̯t].

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 43078, this pair ranks #1,429,303 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of rangiert vs regiert

Shared letters: egirt. Private to "rangiert": an. Private to "regiert": -.

"rangiert" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC  ·  "regiert" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rangiert ← arngiert · ragniert · rangeirt · ranggiert · rangierrt · rangiertt · rangietr · rangiret
  • regiert ← ergiert · regeirt · reggiert · regierrt · regiertt · regietr · regiret · reigert

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "rangiert" for "regiert" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ʁaŋˈʒiːɐ̯t] versus [ʁeˈɡiːɐ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "rangiert" or "regiert"?
"regiert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,101 in our German list, against #35,977 for "rangiert". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "rangiert" and "regiert" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "rangiert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "regiert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,429,303 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rangiert" and "regiert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rangieren vs rangiert". 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 #1,429,303 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list