regulierenvsresultierenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#20,033
“regulieren” frequency rank
#24,903
“resultieren” frequency rank
44936
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature regulieren resultieren
Definition einen Prozess steuern, ihn unter Kontrolle behalten das Ergebnis einer Sache sein; sich aus einer Sache ergeben

Where the eye mixes regulieren and resultieren

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. regulieren runs 10 letters (CVCVCVVCVC) against resultieren's 11 (CVCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
regulieren
11 ch
resultieren

Look-alike desk: regulieren vs resultieren

A purely visual mix-up. regulieren ([ʁeɡuˈliːʁən]) and resultieren ([ʁezʊlˈtiːʁən]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44936, 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]. resultieren is at rank #24,903, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʁezʊlˈtiːʁən].

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 44936, this pair ranks #1,369,823 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of regulieren vs resultieren

Shared letters: eilnru. Private to "regulieren": g. Private to "resultieren": st.

"regulieren" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC  ·  "resultieren" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • regulieren ← ergulieren · reggulieren · regluieren · reguileren · reguleiren · regulieern · regulierenn · regulierne
  • resultieren ← ersultieren · reslutieren · ressultieren · resuliteren · resulltieren · resulteiren · resultieern · resultierenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "regulieren" and "resultieren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ʁeɡuˈliːʁən] versus [ʁezʊlˈtiːʁən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "regulieren" or "resultieren"?
"regulieren" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,033 in our German list, against #24,903 for "resultieren". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "regulieren" and "resultieren" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "regulieren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "resultieren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,369,823 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "regulieren" and "resultieren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regulieren 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 #1,369,823 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