Which to use
“recent” is an adjective and “Regen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,411
- “recent” frequency rank
- #1,987
- “Regen” frequency rank
- 50398
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recent | Regen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kürzlich, jüngst | kondensierter Wasserdampf, der als Wassertropfen zu Boden fällt; Süßwasser |
Letter map: recent vs Regen
Shared letters muted; letters that set recent and Regen apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: recent vs Regen
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: recent is anadjective and Regenanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50398, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recent is recorded at frequency rank #48,411, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. Regen is at rank #1,987, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁeːɡn̩].
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 50398, this pair ranks #1,175,162 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recent vs Regen
Shared letters: enr. Private to "recent": ct. Private to "Regen": g.
"recent" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "Regen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recent" for "Regen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "recent" or "Regen" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "recent" and "Regen".
- Full dictionary entry for "recent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Regen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,175,162 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recent" and "Regen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs recent". 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 #1,175,162 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.