Which to use
“Ravensburg” and “Regensburg” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,921
- “Ravensburg” frequency rank
- #3,680
- “Regensburg” frequency rank
- 17601
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ravensburg | Regensburg |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland | Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland |
Where the eye mixes Ravensburg and Regensburg
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Ravensburg and Regensburg follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Ravensburg and Regensburg
A purely visual mix-up. Ravensburg ([ˈʁaːvn̩sˌbʊʁk]) and Regensburg ([ˈʁeːɡn̩sˌbʊʁk]) 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 17601, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ravensburg is recorded at frequency rank #13,921, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈʁaːvn̩sˌbʊʁk]. Regensburg is at rank #3,680, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈʁeːɡn̩sˌbʊʁk].
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 17601, this pair ranks #1,925,948 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ravensburg vs Regensburg
Shared letters: begnrsu. Private to "Ravensburg": av. Private to "Regensburg": -.
"Ravensburg" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCC · "Regensburg" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Ravensburg ← arvensburg · raevnsburg · ravenbsurg · ravennsburg · ravensbburg · ravensbrug · ravensbugr · ravensburgg
- Regensburg ← ergensburg · reegnsburg · regenbsurg · regennsburg · regensbburg · regensbrug · regensbugr · regensburgg
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Ravensburg" for "Regensburg" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Ravensburg" or "Regensburg" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Ravensburg" and "Regensburg" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ravensburg" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Regensburg" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,925,948 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ravensburg" and "Regensburg" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Regensburg vs Regensburger". 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 #1,925,948 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.