Which to use
“regnen” is a verb and “rene” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,906
- “regnen” frequency rank
- #17,700
- “rene” frequency rank
- 32606
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regnen | rene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in Tropfenform zu Boden fallen | die Niere: Ausscheidungsorgan, das durch Bildung von Harn Gifte und Endprodukte des Stoffwechsels ausscheidet |
Letter map: regnen vs rene
Shared letters muted; letters that set regnen and rene apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - regnen and rene
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: regnen is averb and reneanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32606, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regnen is recorded at frequency rank #14,906, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁeːɡnən]. rene is at rank #17,700, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 32606, this pair ranks #1,704,025 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of regnen vs rene
Shared letters: enr. Private to "regnen": g. Private to "rene": -.
"regnen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "rene" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "regnen" and "rene" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "regnen" or "rene" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "regnen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,704,025 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regnen" and "rene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs rene". 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 #1,704,025 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.