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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "regierte" and "Reviere" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "regierte" or "Reviere"?
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.