Which to use
“regiert” is a verb and “regierten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,101
- “regiert” frequency rank
- #28,351
- “regierten” frequency rank
- 35452
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regiert | regierten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs regieren | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs regiert |
Where the eye mixes regiert and regierten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. regiert runs 7 letters (CVCVVCC) against regierten's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: regiert vs regierten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: regiert is [ʁeˈɡiːɐ̯t] while regierten is [ʁeˈɡiːɐ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “regiert” sits inside “regierten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35452, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regiert is recorded at frequency rank #7,101, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁeˈɡiːɐ̯t]. regierten is at rank #28,351, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʁeˈɡiːɐ̯tn̩].
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 35452, this pair ranks #1,639,644 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of regiert vs regierten
Shared letters: egirt. Private to "regiert": -. Private to "regierten": n.
"regiert" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "regierten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "regiert" and "regierten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "regiert" or "regierten" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "regiert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,639,644 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regiert" and "regierten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regierten vs regulierten". 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 #1,639,644 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.