Which to use
“regime” and “Region” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,210
- “regime” frequency rank
- #840
- “Region” frequency rank
- 6050
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regime | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Regime | ein Bereich beziehungsweise ein Gebiet, das (geografisch, politisch oder in Bezug auf die Verwaltung) eine Einheit bildet und mehrere Städte und Gemeinden umfasst, aber auch über Landesgrenzen hinweggehen kann |
Where the eye mixes regime and Region
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses regime with Region
A purely visual mix-up. regime ([re.ˈd͡ʒiː.me]) and Region ([ʁeˈɡi̯oːn]) 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 6050, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regime is recorded at frequency rank #5,210, classified as anoun, pronounced [re.ˈd͡ʒiː.me]. Region is at rank #840, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁeˈɡi̯oːn].
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 6050, this pair ranks #1,992,895 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of regime vs Region
Shared letters: egir. Private to "regime": m. Private to "Region": no.
"regime" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "Region" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "regime" and "Region" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "regime" or "Region"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "regime" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Region" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,992,895 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regime" and "Region" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regime vs reibe". 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 #1,992,895 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.