Which to use
“regionalen” and “regionaler” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,212
- “regionalen” frequency rank
- #15,191
- “regionaler” frequency rank
- 20403
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regionalen | regionaler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs regional | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs regional |
Where the eye mixes regionalen and regionaler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. regionalen and regionaler follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses regionalen with regionaler
A purely visual mix-up. regionalen ([ʁeɡi̯oˈnaːlən]) and regionaler ([ʁeɡi̯oˈnaːlɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - n in “regionalen” becomes r in “regionaler”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20403, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regionalen is recorded at frequency rank #5,212, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʁeɡi̯oˈnaːlən]. regionaler is at rank #15,191, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʁeɡi̯oˈnaːlɐ].
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 20403, this pair ranks #1,898,053 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of regionalen vs regionaler
Shared letters: aegilnor. Private to "regionalen": -. Private to "regionaler": -.
"regionalen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVC · "regionaler" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- regionalen ← ergionalen · reggionalen · reginoalen · regioanlen · regionaeln · regionalenn · regionallen · regionalne
- regionaler ← ergionaler · reggionaler · reginoaler · regioanler · regionaelr · regionalerr · regionaller · regionalre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "regionalen" for "regionaler" ever safe?
Which is more common, "regionalen" or "regionaler"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "regionalen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regionaler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,898,053 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regionalen" and "regionaler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rationaler vs regionaler". 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 #1,898,053 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.