Which to use
“rasieren” and “regieren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,728
- “rasieren” frequency rank
- #8,126
- “regieren” frequency rank
- 23854
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rasieren | regieren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich oder jemand anderem die Haare oder Barthaare abschneiden | die Herrschaft ausüben, die Macht haben |
Where the eye mixes rasieren and regieren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. rasieren and regieren follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: rasieren vs regieren
A purely visual mix-up. rasieren ([ʁaˈziːʁən]) and regieren ([ʁeˈɡiːʁən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23854, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rasieren is recorded at frequency rank #15,728, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁaˈziːʁən]. regieren is at rank #8,126, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʁeˈɡiːʁən].
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 23854, this pair ranks #1,855,732 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rasieren vs regieren
Shared letters: einr. Private to "rasieren": as. Private to "regieren": g.
"rasieren" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "regieren" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rasieren" and "regieren" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "rasieren" vs "regieren" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "rasieren" and "regieren" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rasieren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regieren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,855,732 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rasieren" and "regieren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rangieren vs rasieren". 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 #1,855,732 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.