Which to use
“regieren” is a verb and “Regionen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,126
- “regieren” frequency rank
- #2,853
- “Regionen” frequency rank
- 10979
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regieren | Regionen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Herrschaft ausüben, die Macht haben | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Region |
Where the eye mixes regieren and Regionen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. regieren and Regionen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: regieren vs Regionen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: regieren is [ʁeˈɡiːʁən] while Regionen is [ʁeˈɡi̯oːnən]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10979, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regieren is recorded at frequency rank #8,126, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁeˈɡiːʁən]. Regionen is at rank #2,853, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁeˈɡi̯oːnən].
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 10979, this pair ranks #1,972,311 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of regieren vs Regionen
Shared letters: eginr. Private to "regieren": -. Private to "Regionen": o.
"regieren" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "Regionen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "regieren" and "Regionen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "regieren" vs "Regionen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "regieren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Regionen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,972,311 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regieren" and "Regionen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regieren 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 #1,972,311 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.