Which to use
“regiert” is a verb and “Revier” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,101
- “regiert” frequency rank
- #10,926
- “Revier” frequency rank
- 18027
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regiert | Revier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs regieren | engster Aktionsraum eines Tieres, der gegen artgleiche Konkurrenten verteidigt wird |
Where the eye mixes regiert and Revier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between regiert and Revier
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: regiert is [ʁeˈɡiːɐ̯t] while Revier is [ʁeˈviːɐ̯]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18027, 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]. Revier is at rank #10,926, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁeˈviːɐ̯].
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 18027, this pair ranks #1,922,098 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of regiert vs Revier
Shared letters: eir. Private to "regiert": gt. Private to "Revier": v.
"regiert" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "Revier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "regiert" for "Revier" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "regiert" or "Revier" 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 "regiert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Revier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,922,098 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regiert" and "Revier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Revier 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 #1,922,098 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.