regiertevsReviereWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: regierte is a adjective, Reviere is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“regierte” is an adjective and “Reviere” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#24,089
“regierte” frequency rank
#47,695
“Reviere” frequency rank
71784
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature regierte Reviere
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs regiert Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Revier

Where the eye mixes regierte and Reviere

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. regierte runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against Reviere's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
regierte
7 ch
Reviere

Look-alike desk: regierte vs Reviere

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: regierte is [ʁeˈɡiːɐ̯tə] while Reviere is [ʁeˈviːʁə]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71784, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

regierte is recorded at frequency rank #24,089, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʁeˈɡiːɐ̯tə]. Reviere is at rank #47,695, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁeˈviːʁə].

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 71784, this pair ranks #406,916 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of regierte vs Reviere

Shared letters: eir. Private to "regierte": gt. Private to "Reviere": v.

"regierte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV  ·  "Reviere" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • regierte ← ergierte · regeirte · reggierte · regieret · regierrte · regiertte · regietre · regirete
  • Reviere ← erviere · reivere · reveire · revieer · revierre · reviree · revviere · rreviere

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "regierte" and "Reviere" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "regierte" is an adjective and "Reviere" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "regierte" or "Reviere"?
"regierte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,089 in our German list, against #47,695 for "Reviere". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "regierte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Reviere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #406,916 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "regierte" and "Reviere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Revers 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 #406,916 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list