regiovsRemisConfusable pair

Which to use

“regio” and “Remis” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#17,107
“regio” frequency rank
#14,908
“Remis” frequency rank
32015
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature regio Remis
Definition Richtung Unentschieden bei Sportwettkämpfen wie zum Beispiel beim Schach

Letter map: regio vs Remis

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

5 ch
regio
5 ch
Remis

Pair insight - regio / Remis

regio and Remis 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32015, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

regio is recorded at frequency rank #17,107, classified as anoun. Remis is at rank #14,908, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁəˈmiː].

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 32015, this pair ranks #1,716,516 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of regio vs Remis

Shared letters: eir. Private to "regio": go. Private to "Remis": ms.

"regio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "Remis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • regioergio · reggio · regoi · reigo · rgeio · rregio
  • Remisermis · remiss · remmis · remsi · rmeis · rremis

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "regio" and "Remis" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
In ordinary German text, does "regio" or "Remis" show up more?
"Remis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,908 in our German list, against #17,107 for "regio". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "regio" and "Remis".

  • Full dictionary entry for "regio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Remis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,716,516 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "regio" and "Remis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regio vs regst". 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 #1,716,516 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