Which to use
“reguliert” is a verb and “regulierten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,108
- “reguliert” frequency rank
- #47,690
- “regulierten” frequency rank
- 64798
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reguliert | regulierten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs regulieren | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs reguliert |
Where the eye mixes reguliert and regulierten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. reguliert runs 9 letters (CVCVCVVCC) against regulierten's 11 (CVCVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: reguliert vs regulierten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reguliert is [ʁeɡuˈliːɐ̯t] while regulierten is [ʁeɡuˈliːɐ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “reguliert” sits inside “regulierten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64798, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reguliert is recorded at frequency rank #17,108, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁeɡuˈliːɐ̯t]. 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 64798, this pair ranks #628,860 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reguliert vs regulierten
Shared letters: egilrtu. Private to "reguliert": -. Private to "regulierten": n.
"reguliert" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC · "regulierten" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reguliert ← erguliert · regguliert · regluiert · reguilert · reguleirt · regulierrt · reguliertt · regulietr
- regulierten ← ergulierten · reggulierten · regluierten · reguilerten · reguleirten · regulieretn · regulierrten · reguliertenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reguliert" and "regulierten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "reguliert" or "regulierten" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "reguliert" 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 #628,860 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reguliert" 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 #628,860 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.