Regen vs Rehe, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“Regen” and “Rehe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,987
“Regen” frequency rank: #32,739
“Rehe” frequency rank: 34726
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	Regen	Rehe
Definition	kondensierter Wasserdampf, der als Wassertropfen zu Boden fällt; Süßwasser	Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Reh

Where the eye mixes Regen and Rehe

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch

Regen

4 ch

Rehe

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Regen ([ˈʁeːɡn̩]) and Rehe ([ˈʁeːə]) 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 34726, 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]. Rehe is at rank #32,739, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁeːə].

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 34726, this pair ranks #1,656,744 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Regen vs Rehe

Shared letters: er. Private to "Regen": gn. Private to "Rehe": h.

"Regen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Rehe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

Regen ← ergen · reegn · regenn · reggen · regne · rgeen · rregen
Rehe ← reeh · rehhe · rhee · rrehe

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Regen" and "Rehe" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently ([ˈʁeːɡn̩] versus [ˈʁeːə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "Regen" or "Rehe"?

"Regen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,987 in our German list, against #32,739 for "Rehe". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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Full dictionary entry for "Regen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "Rehe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #1,656,744 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"Regen" and "Rehe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rech vs Rehe". 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

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