regtvsRiegeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: regt is a verb, Riege is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“regt” is a verb and “Riege” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#7,102
“regt” frequency rank
#36,595
“Riege” frequency rank
43697
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature regt Riege
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs regen Bezeichnung für eine Turnmannschaft

Where the eye mixes regt and Riege

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
regt
5 ch
Riege

Look-alike desk: regt vs Riege

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: regt is [ʁeːkt] while Riege is [ˈʁiːɡə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43697, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

regt is recorded at frequency rank #7,102, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁeːkt]. Riege is at rank #36,595, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁiːɡə].

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 43697, this pair ranks #1,409,812 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of regt vs Riege

Shared letters: egr. Private to "regt": t. Private to "Riege": i.

"regt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "Riege" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • regtergt · reggt · regtt · retg · rget · rregt
  • Riegeirege · rieeg · riegge · rigee · rriege

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "regt" for "Riege" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "regt" is a verb and "Riege" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "regt" or "Riege"?
"regt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,102 in our German list, against #36,595 for "Riege". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "regt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Riege" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,409,812 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "regt" and "Riege" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Riege vs Ringes". 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 #1,409,812 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