Which to use
“Regal” is a noun and “reges” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,931
- “Regal” frequency rank
- #36,582
- “reges” frequency rank
- 45513
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Regal | reges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein offenes Gestell, an dem mehrere Bretter befestigt sind, die als Ablage dienen | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rege |
Where the eye mixes Regal and reges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Regal and reges follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Regal vs reges
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Regal is [ʁeˈɡaːl] while reges is [ˈʁeːɡəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45513, 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]. reges is at rank #36,582, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁeːɡəs].
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 45513, this pair ranks #1,350,480 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Regal vs reges
Shared letters: egr. Private to "Regal": al. Private to "reges": s.
"Regal" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "reges" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Regal" for "reges" ever safe?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Regal" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,350,480 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Regal" and "reges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reges 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 #1,350,480 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.