Which to use
“reagierte” is an adjective and “regiert” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,314
- “reagierte” frequency rank
- #7,101
- “regiert” frequency rank
- 18415
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reagierte | regiert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs reagiert | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs regieren |
Where the eye mixes reagierte and regiert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. reagierte runs 9 letters (CVVCVVCCV) against regiert's 7 (CVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between reagierte and regiert
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reagierte is [ʁeaˈɡiːɐ̯tə] while regiert is [ʁeˈɡiːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18415, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reagierte is recorded at frequency rank #11,314, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʁeaˈɡiːɐ̯tə]. 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 18415, this pair ranks #1,918,438 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reagierte vs regiert
Shared letters: egirt. Private to "reagierte": a. Private to "regiert": -.
"reagierte" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVVCCV · "regiert" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reagierte" and "regiert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "reagierte" or "regiert"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "reagierte" 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 #1,918,438 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reagierte" and "regiert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regiert 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 #1,918,438 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.