redetvsregtTell them apart

Which to use

“redet” and “regt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,739
“redet” frequency rank
#7,102
“regt” frequency rank
9841
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature redet regt
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reden 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs regen

Where the eye mixes redet and regt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
redet
4 ch
regt

Visual trap between redet and regt

A purely visual mix-up. redet ([ˈʁeːdət]) and regt ([ʁeːkt]) 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 9841, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

redet is recorded at frequency rank #2,739, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁeːdət]. regt is at rank #7,102, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʁeːkt].

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 9841, this pair ranks #1,978,037 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of redet vs regt

Shared letters: ert. Private to "redet": d. Private to "regt": g.

"redet" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "regt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • redeterdet · rdeet · reddet · redett · redte · reedt · rredet
  • regtergt · reggt · regtt · retg · rget · rregt

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "redet" and "regt" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʁeːdət] versus [ʁeːkt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "redet" or "regt" show up more?
"redet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,739 in our German list, against #7,102 for "regt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "redet" and "regt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "redet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "regt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,978,037 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "redet" and "regt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regst vs regt". 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 #1,978,037 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list