regervsReversConfusable pair

Quick tell: reger is a adjective, Revers is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“reger” is an adjective and “Revers” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#22,858
“reger” frequency rank
#42,095
“Revers” frequency rank
64953
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reger Revers
Definition Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rege Plural 1: zurückgeschlagene Vorderkante an einer Jacke (im weiteren Sinne)

Where the eye mixes reger and Revers

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. reger runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Revers's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
reger
6 ch
Revers

Why the eye confuses reger with Revers

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reger is [ˈʁeːɡɐ] while Revers is [ʁeˈveːɐ̯]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64953, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reger is recorded at frequency rank #22,858, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁeːɡɐ]. Revers is at rank #42,095, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁeˈveːɐ̯].

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 64953, this pair ranks #623,570 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of reger vs Revers

Shared letters: er. Private to "reger": g. Private to "Revers": sv.

"reger" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Revers" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reger ← erger · reegr · regerr · regger · regre · rgeer · rreger
  • Revers ← ervers · reevrs · reverrs · reverss · revesr · revres · revvers · rrevers

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "reger" for "Revers" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "reger" is an adjective and "Revers" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "reger" or "Revers"?
"reger" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,858 in our German list, against #42,095 for "Revers". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "reger" and "Revers" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "reger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Revers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #623,570 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reger" and "Revers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Revers vs Reviere". 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 #623,570 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list