Which to use
“Regal” and “Regalen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,931
- “Regal” frequency rank
- #29,750
- “Regalen” frequency rank
- 38681
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Regal | Regalen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein offenes Gestell, an dem mehrere Bretter befestigt sind, die als Ablage dienen | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Regal |
Where the eye mixes Regal and Regalen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Regal runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Regalen's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Regal and Regalen
A purely visual mix-up. Regal ([ʁeˈɡaːl]) and Regalen ([ʁeˈɡaːlən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Regal” sits inside “Regalen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38681, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Regal is recorded at frequency rank #8,931, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʁeˈɡaːl]. Regalen is at rank #29,750, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁeˈɡaːlən].
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 38681, this pair ranks #1,557,479 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Regal vs Regalen
Shared letters: aeglr. Private to "Regal": -. Private to "Regalen": n.
"Regal" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Regalen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Regal" and "Regalen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Regal" vs "Regalen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Regal" and "Regalen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Regal" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Regalen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,557,479 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Regal" and "Regalen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reellen vs Regalen". 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 #1,557,479 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.