Which to use
“Rees” is a name and “Regen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,787
- “Rees” frequency rank
- #1,987
- “Regen” frequency rank
- 42774
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Rees | Regen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland | kondensierter Wasserdampf, der als Wassertropfen zu Boden fällt; Süßwasser |
Where the eye mixes Rees and Regen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Rees runs 4 letters (CVVC) against Regen's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Rees with Regen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Rees is [ʁeːs] while Regen is [ˈʁeːɡn̩]. 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 (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42774, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Rees is recorded at frequency rank #40,787, classified as aname, pronounced [ʁeːs]. 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 42774, this pair ranks #1,438,876 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Rees vs Regen
Shared letters: er. Private to "Rees": s. Private to "Regen": gn.
"Rees" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Regen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Rees" for "Regen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Rees" or "Regen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Rees" and "Regen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Rees" 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 #1,438,876 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Rees" and "Regen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rees vs Remus". 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 #1,438,876 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.