Which to use
“regionaler” and “regionales” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,191
- “regionaler” frequency rank
- #28,352
- “regionales” frequency rank
- 43543
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regionaler | regionales |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs regional | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs regional |
Where the eye mixes regionaler and regionales
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. regionaler and regionales follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: regionaler vs regionales
A purely visual mix-up. regionaler ([ʁeɡi̯oˈnaːlɐ]) and regionales ([ʁeɡi̯oˈnaːləs]) 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 - r in “regionaler” becomes s in “regionales”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43543, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regionaler is recorded at frequency rank #15,191, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʁeɡi̯oˈnaːlɐ]. regionales is at rank #28,352, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʁeɡi̯oˈnaːləs].
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 43543, this pair ranks #1,414,802 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regionaler vs regionales
Shared letters: aegilnor. Private to "regionaler": -. Private to "regionales": s.
"regionaler" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVC · "regionales" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- regionaler ← ergionaler · reggionaler · reginoaler · regioanler · regionaelr · regionalerr · regionaller · regionalre
- regionales ← ergionales · reggionales · reginoales · regioanles · regionaels · regionaless · regionalles · regionalse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "regionaler" for "regionales" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "regionaler" or "regionales" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "regionaler" and "regionales" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "regionaler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regionales" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,414,802 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regionaler" and "regionales" 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 #1,414,802 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.