Which to use
“Regent” is a noun and “regst” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,752
- “Regent” frequency rank
- #47,689
- “regst” frequency rank
- 77441
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Regent | regst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein regierender Fürst oder Monarch | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs regen |
Where the eye mixes Regent and regst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Regent runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against regst's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Regent vs regst
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Regent is [ʁeˈɡɛnt] while regst is [ʁeːkst]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77441, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Regent is recorded at frequency rank #29,752, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʁeˈɡɛnt]. regst is at rank #47,689, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʁeːkst].
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 77441, this pair ranks #260,619 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Regent vs regst
Shared letters: egrt. Private to "Regent": n. Private to "regst": s.
"Regent" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "regst" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Regent" and "regst" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Regent" or "regst"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Regent" and "regst" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Regent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #260,619 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Regent" and "regst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regst vs rennst". 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 #260,619 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.