Which to use
“regierende” and “regierenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,143
- “regierende” frequency rank
- #13,222
- “regierenden” frequency rank
- 39365
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regierende | regierenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs regierend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs regierend |
Where the eye mixes regierende and regierenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. regierende runs 10 letters (CVCVVCVCCV) against regierenden's 11 (CVCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: regierende vs regierenden
A purely visual mix-up. regierende ([ʁeˈɡiːʁəndə]) and regierenden ([ʁeˈɡiːʁəndn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “regierende” sits inside “regierenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39365, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regierende is recorded at frequency rank #26,143, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʁeˈɡiːʁəndə]. regierenden is at rank #13,222, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʁeˈɡiːʁəndn̩].
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 39365, this pair ranks #1,538,795 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of regierende vs regierenden
Shared letters: deginr. Private to "regierende": -. Private to "regierenden": -.
"regierende" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCV · "regierenden" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- regierende ← ergierende · regeirende · reggierende · regieernde · regieredne · regierendde · regierened · regierennde
- regierenden ← ergierenden · regeirenden · reggierenden · regieernden · regierednen · regierendden · regierendenn · regierendne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "regierende" for "regierenden" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "regierende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regierenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,538,795 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regierende" and "regierenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regierende vs regierender". 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 #1,538,795 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.