Which to use
“regulieren” is a verb and “regulierten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,033
- “regulieren” frequency rank
- #47,690
- “regulierten” frequency rank
- 67723
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regulieren | regulierten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Prozess steuern, ihn unter Kontrolle behalten | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs reguliert |
Where the eye mixes regulieren and regulierten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. regulieren runs 10 letters (CVCVCVVCVC) against regulierten's 11 (CVCVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: regulieren vs regulierten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: regulieren is [ʁeɡuˈliːʁən] while regulierten is [ʁeɡuˈliːɐ̯tn̩]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67723, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regulieren is recorded at frequency rank #20,033, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁeɡuˈliːʁən]. regulierten is at rank #47,690, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʁeɡuˈliːɐ̯tn̩].
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 67723, this pair ranks #530,790 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regulieren vs regulierten
Shared letters: egilnru. Private to "regulieren": -. Private to "regulierten": t.
"regulieren" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC · "regulierten" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- regulieren ← ergulieren · reggulieren · regluieren · reguileren · reguleiren · regulieern · regulierenn · regulierne
- regulierten ← ergulierten · reggulierten · regluierten · reguilerten · reguleirten · regulieretn · regulierrten · reguliertenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "regulieren" and "regulierten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "regulieren" vs "regulierten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "regulieren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regulierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #530,790 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regulieren" and "regulierten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regierten vs regulierten". 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 #530,790 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.