Which to use
“Regen” and “Region” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,987
- “Regen” frequency rank
- #840
- “Region” frequency rank
- 2827
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Regen | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kondensierter Wasserdampf, der als Wassertropfen zu Boden fällt; Süßwasser | ein Bereich beziehungsweise ein Gebiet, das (geografisch, politisch oder in Bezug auf die Verwaltung) eine Einheit bildet und mehrere Städte und Gemeinden umfasst, aber auch über Landesgrenzen hinweggehen kann |
Where the eye mixes Regen and Region
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Regen vs Region
A purely visual mix-up. Regen ([ˈʁeːɡn̩]) and Region ([ʁeˈɡi̯oːn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2827, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Regen is recorded at frequency rank #1,987, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁeːɡn̩]. Region is at rank #840, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁeˈɡi̯oːn].
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 2827, this pair ranks #2,001,496 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Regen vs Region
Shared letters: egnr. Private to "Regen": -. Private to "Region": io.
"Regen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Region" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Regen" for "Region" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Regen" or "Region"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Regen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Region" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,001,496 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Regen" and "Region" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ramen vs Regen". 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 #2,001,496 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.