Which to use
“reagiere” and “regieren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,018
- “reagiere” frequency rank
- #8,126
- “regieren” frequency rank
- 35144
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reagiere | regieren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reagieren | die Herrschaft ausüben, die Macht haben |
Where the eye mixes reagiere and regieren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. reagiere (CVVCVVCV) and regieren (CVCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: reagiere vs regieren
A purely visual mix-up. reagiere ([ʁeaˈɡiːʁə]) 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 6 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35144, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reagiere is recorded at frequency rank #27,018, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁeaˈɡiːʁə]. 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 35144, this pair ranks #1,647,020 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reagiere vs regieren
Shared letters: egir. Private to "reagiere": a. Private to "regieren": n.
"reagiere" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVVCV · "regieren" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reagiere" and "regieren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "reagiere" vs "regieren" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "reagiere" 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 #1,647,020 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reagiere" and "regieren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reagiere vs Reviere". 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 #1,647,020 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.