RegistervsRegisternWhich spelling fits?

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

#8,447
“Register” frequency rank
#47,688
“Registern” frequency rank
56135
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Register Registern
Definition alphabetisch sortierte Liste (zum Beispiel Inhalts-, Sachverzeichnis) Dativ Plural des Substantivs Register

Where the eye mixes Register and Registern

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

8 ch
Register
9 ch
Registern

Visual trap between Register and Registern

A purely visual mix-up. Register ([ʁeˈɡɪstɐ]) and Registern ([ʁeˈɡɪstɐn]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Register” sits inside “Registern”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56135, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Register is recorded at frequency rank #8,447, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʁeˈɡɪstɐ]. Registern is at rank #47,688, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁeˈɡɪstɐn].

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 56135, this pair ranks #952,094 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Register vs Registern

Shared letters: egirst. Private to "Register": -. Private to "Registern": n.

"Register" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "Registern" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Registerergister · reggister · regisetr · regisster · registerr · registre · registter · regitser
  • Registernergistern · reggistern · regisetrn · regisstern · registenr · registernn · registerrn · registren

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Register" and "Registern" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ʁeˈɡɪstɐ] versus [ʁeˈɡɪstɐn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Register" or "Registern"?
"Register" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,447 in our German list, against #47,688 for "Registern". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "Register" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Registern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #952,094 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Register" and "Registern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Registern vs Reitern". 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 #952,094 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