regiovsregstTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#17,107
“regio” frequency rank
#47,689
“regst” frequency rank
64796
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature regio regst
Definition Richtung 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs regen

Letter map: regio vs regst

Shared letters muted; letters that set regio and regst apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
regio
5 ch
regst

Grammar separator: regio vs regst

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: regio is anoun and regstaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64796, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

regio is recorded at frequency rank #17,107, classified as anoun. regst is at rank #47,689, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʁeːkst].

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 64796, this pair ranks #628,933 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of regio vs regst

Shared letters: egr. Private to "regio": io. Private to "regst": st.

"regio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "regst" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • regioergio · reggio · regoi · reigo · rgeio · rregio
  • regstergst · reggst · regsst · regstt · regts · resgt · rgest · rregst

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "regio" and "regst" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "regio" is a noun and "regst" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "regio" or "regst"?
"regio" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,107 in our German list, against #47,689 for "regst". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "regio" vs "regst" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "regio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "regst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #628,933 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "regio" and "regst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regst vs rennst". 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 #628,933 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