Which to use
“recent” is an adjective and “Regens” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,411
- “recent” frequency rank
- #28,350
- “Regens” frequency rank
- 76761
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recent | Regens |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kürzlich, jüngst | Leiter (insbesondere) eines Priesterseminars |
Letter map: recent vs Regens
Shared letters muted; letters that set recent and Regens apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. recent and Regens follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: recent vs Regens
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: recent is anadjective and Regensanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76761, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recent is recorded at frequency rank #48,411, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. Regens is at rank #28,350, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁeːɡɛns].
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 76761, this pair ranks #276,378 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recent vs Regens
Shared letters: enr. Private to "recent": ct. Private to "Regens": gs.
"recent" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "Regens" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recent" for "Regens" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "recent" or "Regens" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "recent" vs "Regens" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "recent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Regens" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #276,378 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recent" and "Regens" 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 #276,378 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.