redetenvsRegentenWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: redeten is a verb, Regenten is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“redeten” is a verb and “Regenten” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#29,749
“redeten” frequency rank
#29,753
“Regenten” frequency rank
59502
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature redeten Regenten
Definition 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs reden Plural Nominativ des Substantivs Regent

Where the eye mixes redeten and Regenten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. redeten runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against Regenten's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
redeten
8 ch
Regenten

Visual trap between redeten and Regenten

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: redeten is [ˈʁeːdətn̩] while Regenten is [ʁeˈɡɛntn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59502, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

redeten is recorded at frequency rank #29,749, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁeːdətn̩]. Regenten is at rank #29,753, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁeˈɡɛntn̩].

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 59502, this pair ranks #822,153 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of redeten vs Regenten

Shared letters: enrt. Private to "redeten": d. Private to "Regenten": g.

"redeten" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "Regenten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • redetenerdeten · rdeeten · reddeten · redeetn · redetenn · redetne · redetten · redteen
  • Regentenergenten · reegnten · regenetn · regennten · regentenn · regentne · regentten · regetnen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "redeten" for "Regenten" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "redeten" is a verb and "Regenten" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "redeten" or "Regenten"?
"redeten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,749 in our German list, against #29,753 for "Regenten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "redeten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Regenten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #822,153 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "redeten" and "Regenten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "redeten vs retteten". 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 #822,153 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