Which to use
“reagierten” and “regierten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,281
- “reagierten” frequency rank
- #28,351
- “regierten” frequency rank
- 51632
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reagierten | regierten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs reagiert | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs regiert |
Where the eye mixes reagierten and regierten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. reagierten runs 10 letters (CVVCVVCCVC) against regierten's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between reagierten and regierten
A purely visual mix-up. reagierten ([ʁeaˈɡiːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51632, 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]. 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 51632, this pair ranks #1,128,151 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reagierten vs regierten
Shared letters: eginrt. Private to "reagierten": a. Private to "regierten": -.
"reagierten" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVVCCVC · "regierten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reagierten ← eragierten · raegierten · reageirten · reaggierten · reagieretn · reagierrten · reagiertenn · reagiertne
- regierten ← ergierten · regeirten · reggierten · regieretn · regierrten · regiertenn · regiertne · regiertten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reagierten" for "regierten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "reagierten" or "regierten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "reagierten" and "regierten" 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 "regierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,128,151 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reagierten" 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 #1,128,151 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.