Which to use
“reason” and “Region” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,402
- “reason” frequency rank
- #840
- “Region” frequency rank
- 36242
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reason | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das, wodurch die Richtigkeit von etwas gerechtfertigt ist bzw. erklärt oder widerlegt wird | ein Bereich beziehungsweise ein Gebiet, das (geografisch, politisch oder in Bezug auf die Verwaltung) eine Einheit bildet und mehrere Städte und Gemeinden umfasst, aber auch über Landesgrenzen hinweggehen kann |
Where the eye mixes reason and Region
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between reason and Region
A purely visual mix-up. reason ([ˈɹiːzən]) and Region ([ʁeˈɡi̯oːn]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36242, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reason is recorded at frequency rank #35,402, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɹiːzən]. Region is at rank #840, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁeˈɡi̯oːn].
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 36242, this pair ranks #1,620,510 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reason vs Region
Shared letters: enor. Private to "reason": as. Private to "Region": gi.
"reason" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "Region" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reason" and "Region" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "reason" or "Region" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "reason" and "Region" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reason" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Region" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,620,510 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reason" and "Region" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "realen vs reason". 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 #1,620,510 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.