Which to use
“reagierten” and “regierte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,281
- “reagierten” frequency rank
- #24,089
- “regierte” frequency rank
- 47370
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reagierten | regierte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs reagiert | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs regiert |
Where the eye mixes reagierten and regierte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: reagierten vs regierte
A purely visual mix-up. reagierten ([ʁeaˈɡiːɐ̯tn̩]) and regierte ([ʁeˈɡiːɐ̯tə]) 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 47370, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reagierten is recorded at frequency rank #23,281, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʁeaˈɡiːɐ̯tn̩]. regierte is at rank #24,089, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʁeˈɡiːɐ̯tə].
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 47370, this pair ranks #1,286,640 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reagierten vs regierte
Shared letters: egirt. Private to "reagierten": an. Private to "regierte": -.
"reagierten" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVVCCVC · "regierte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- reagierten ← eragierten · raegierten · reageirten · reaggierten · reagieretn · reagierrten · reagiertenn · reagiertne
- regierte ← ergierte · regeirte · reggierte · regieret · regierrte · regiertte · regietre · regirete
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reagierten" for "regierte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "reagierten" vs "regierte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "reagierten" and "regierte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reagierten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regierte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,286,640 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reagierten" and "regierte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regierte 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 #1,286,640 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.