Which to use
“reger” is an adjective and “Riege” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,858
- “reger” frequency rank
- #36,595
- “Riege” frequency rank
- 59453
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reger | Riege |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rege | Bezeichnung für eine Turnmannschaft |
Where the eye mixes reger and Riege
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. reger (CVCVC) and Riege (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses reger with Riege
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reger is [ˈʁeːɡɐ] while Riege is [ˈʁiːɡə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59453, 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]. Riege is at rank #36,595, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁiːɡə].
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 59453, this pair ranks #823,969 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reger vs Riege
Shared letters: egr. Private to "reger": -. Private to "Riege": i.
"reger" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Riege" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reger" for "Riege" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "reger" or "Riege" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "reger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Riege" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #823,969 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reger" and "Riege" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Riege vs Ringes". 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 #823,969 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.