reginevsreimeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: regine is a noun, reime is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“regine” is a noun and “reime” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#32,738
“regine” frequency rank
#33,778
“reime” frequency rank
66516
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature regine reime
Definition Plural des Substantivs regina 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs reimen

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set regine and reime apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
regine
5 ch
reime

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: regine is anoun and reimeaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66516, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

regine is recorded at frequency rank #32,738, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. reime is at rank #33,778, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯mə].

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 66516, this pair ranks #570,614 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of regine vs reime

Shared letters: eir. Private to "regine": gn. Private to "reime": m.

"regine" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "reime" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • regineergine · reggine · regien · reginne · regnie · reigne · rgeine · rregine
  • reimeerime · reiem · reimme · remie · rieme · rreime

Frequency comparison

regine#32,738
reime#33,778

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "regine" and "reime" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "regine" is a noun and "reime" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "regine" or "reime"?
"regine" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,738 in our German list, against #33,778 for "reime". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering regine vs reime

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “regine”; for a verb, it's “reime”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “regine” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list