reagierstvsregiertWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#42,076
“reagierst” frequency rank
#7,101
“regiert” frequency rank
49177
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reagierst regiert
Definition 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reagieren 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs regieren

Where the eye mixes reagierst and regiert

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. reagierst runs 9 letters (CVVCVVCCC) against regiert's 7 (CVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
reagierst
7 ch
regiert

Visual trap between reagierst and regiert

A purely visual mix-up. reagierst ([ʁeaˈɡiːɐ̯st]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49177, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reagierst is recorded at frequency rank #42,076, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁeaˈɡiːɐ̯st]. 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 49177, this pair ranks #1,221,275 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of reagierst vs regiert

Shared letters: egirt. Private to "reagierst": as. Private to "regiert": -.

"reagierst" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVVCCC  ·  "regiert" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reagiersteragierst · raegierst · reageirst · reaggierst · reagierrst · reagiersst · reagierstt · reagierts
  • regiertergiert · regeirt · reggiert · regierrt · regiertt · regietr · regiret · reigert

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "reagierst" and "regiert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ʁeaˈɡiːɐ̯st] versus [ʁeˈɡiːɐ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "reagierst" or "regiert" show up more?
"regiert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,101 in our German list, against #42,076 for "reagierst". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "reagierst" 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 #1,221,275 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reagierst" and "regiert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reagiere vs reagierst". 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 #1,221,275 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