RegievsreimeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Regie is a noun, reime is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Regie” is a noun and “reime” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#4,551
“Regie” frequency rank
#33,778
“reime” frequency rank
38329
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Regie reime
Definition künstlerische Gesamtleitung einer Veranstaltung, eines Werkes 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reimen

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Regie and reime apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
Regie
5 ch
reime

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Regie is [ʁeˈʒiː] while reime is [ˈʁaɪ̯mə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38329, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Regie is recorded at frequency rank #4,551, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʁeˈʒiː]. reime is at rank #33,778, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯mə].

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 38329, this pair ranks #1,566,801 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Regie vs reime

Shared letters: eir. Private to "Regie": g. Private to "reime": m.

"Regie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "reime" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Regieergie · regei · reggie · reige · rgeie · rregie
  • reimeerime · reiem · reimme · remie · rieme · rreime

Frequency comparison

Regie#4,551
reime#33,778

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Regie" and "reime" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Regie" is a noun and "reime" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Regie" or "reime"?
"Regie" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,551 in our German list, against #33,778 for "reime". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Regie vs reime

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Regie”; for a verb, it's “reime”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Regie” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list