Which to use
“regine” and “Ruine” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,738
- “regine” frequency rank
- #16,535
- “Ruine” frequency rank
- 49273
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regine | Ruine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs regina | teilweise eingestürztes, verfallenes oder zerstörtes Bauwerk |
Letter map: regine vs Ruine
Shared letters muted; letters that set regine and Ruine apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Pair insight - regine / Ruine
regine and Ruine are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49273, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regine is recorded at frequency rank #32,738, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Ruine is at rank #16,535, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁuˈiːnə].
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 49273, this pair ranks #1,217,615 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regine vs Ruine
Shared letters: einr. Private to "regine": g. Private to "Ruine": u.
"regine" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "Ruine" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "regine" vs "Ruine" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "regine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ruine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,217,615 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regine" and "Ruine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs regine". 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 #1,217,615 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.