Which to use
“regiert” and “rotiert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,101
- “regiert” frequency rank
- #40,802
- “rotiert” frequency rank
- 47903
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regiert | rotiert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs regieren | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rotieren |
Where the eye mixes regiert and rotiert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. regiert and rotiert follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between regiert and rotiert
A purely visual mix-up. regiert ([ʁeˈɡiːɐ̯t]) and rotiert ([ʁoˈtiːɐ̯t]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47903, 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]. rotiert is at rank #40,802, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʁoˈtiːɐ̯t].
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 47903, this pair ranks #1,267,840 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regiert vs rotiert
Shared letters: eirt. Private to "regiert": g. Private to "rotiert": o.
"regiert" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "rotiert" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "regiert" and "rotiert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "regiert" vs "rotiert" - 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 "regiert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rotiert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,267,840 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regiert" and "rotiert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rotieren vs rotiert". 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 #1,267,840 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.