Which to use
“reduzierten” and “regulierten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,671
- “reduzierten” frequency rank
- #47,690
- “regulierten” frequency rank
- 66361
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reduzierten | regulierten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs reduziert | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs reguliert |
Where the eye mixes reduzierten and regulierten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. reduzierten and regulierten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses reduzierten with regulierten
A purely visual mix-up. reduzierten ([ʁeduˈt͡siːɐ̯tn̩]) and regulierten ([ʁeɡuˈliːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 66361, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reduzierten is recorded at frequency rank #18,671, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʁeduˈt͡siːɐ̯tn̩]. regulierten is at rank #47,690, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʁeɡuˈliːɐ̯tn̩].
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 66361, this pair ranks #575,958 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reduzierten vs regulierten
Shared letters: einrtu. Private to "reduzierten": dz. Private to "regulierten": gl.
"reduzierten" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCVC · "regulierten" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reduzierten ← erduzierten · rdeuzierten · redduzierten · reduizerten · reduzeirten · reduzieretn · reduzierrten · reduziertenn
- regulierten ← ergulierten · reggulierten · regluierten · reguilerten · reguleirten · regulieretn · regulierrten · reguliertenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reduzierten" for "regulierten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "reduzierten" vs "regulierten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "reduzierten" and "regulierten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reduzierten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regulierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #575,958 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reduzierten" and "regulierten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regierten vs regulierten". 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 #575,958 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.