Which to use
“rasiert” and “regiert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,260
- “rasiert” frequency rank
- #7,101
- “regiert” frequency rank
- 23361
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rasiert | regiert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs rasieren | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs regieren |
Where the eye mixes rasiert and regiert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. rasiert and regiert follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: rasiert vs regiert
A purely visual mix-up. rasiert ([ʁaˈziːɐ̯t]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23361, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rasiert is recorded at frequency rank #16,260, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁaˈziːɐ̯t]. 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 23361, this pair ranks #1,862,282 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rasiert vs regiert
Shared letters: eirt. Private to "rasiert": as. Private to "regiert": g.
"rasiert" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "regiert" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rasiert" and "regiert" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "rasiert" or "regiert" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "rasiert" and "regiert" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rasiert" 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 #1,862,282 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rasiert" and "regiert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rasiert vs rotiert". 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 #1,862,282 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.