Which to use
“reagierte” and “regierten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,314
- “reagierte” frequency rank
- #28,351
- “regierten” frequency rank
- 39665
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reagierte | regierten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs reagiert | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs regiert |
Where the eye mixes reagierte and regierten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. reagierte (CVVCVVCCV) and regierten (CVCVVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between reagierte and regierten
A purely visual mix-up. reagierte ([ʁeaˈɡiːɐ̯tə]) and regierten ([ʁeˈɡiːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 7 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39665, 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]. regierten is at rank #28,351, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʁeˈɡiːɐ̯tn̩].
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 39665, this pair ranks #1,530,355 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reagierte vs regierten
Shared letters: egirt. Private to "reagierte": a. Private to "regierten": n.
"reagierte" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVVCCV · "regierten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reagierte" and "regierten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "reagierte" vs "regierten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "reagierte" and "regierten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reagierte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,530,355 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reagierte" and "regierten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regierten vs regulierten". 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 #1,530,355 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.