reguliertvsresultiertWhich spelling fits?

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

#17,108
“reguliert” frequency rank
#16,263
“resultiert” frequency rank
33371
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reguliert resultiert
Definition 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs regulieren 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs resultieren

Where the eye mixes reguliert and resultiert

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

9 ch
reguliert
10 ch
resultiert

Why the eye confuses reguliert with resultiert

A purely visual mix-up. reguliert ([ʁeɡuˈliːɐ̯t]) and resultiert ([ʁezʊlˈtiːɐ̯t]) 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 33371, 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]. resultiert is at rank #16,263, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʁezʊlˈtiːɐ̯t].

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 33371, this pair ranks #1,687,409 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of reguliert vs resultiert

Shared letters: eilrtu. Private to "reguliert": g. Private to "resultiert": s.

"reguliert" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC  ·  "resultiert" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • regulierterguliert · regguliert · regluiert · reguilert · reguleirt · regulierrt · reguliertt · regulietr
  • resultiertersultiert · reslutiert · ressultiert · resulitert · resulltiert · resulteirt · resultierrt · resultiertt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "reguliert" and "resultiert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ʁeɡuˈliːɐ̯t] versus [ʁezʊlˈtiːɐ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "reguliert" vs "resultiert" - which ranks higher?
"resultiert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,263 in our German list, against #17,108 for "reguliert". 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 "reguliert" and "resultiert" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "reguliert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "resultiert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,687,409 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reguliert" and "resultiert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reguliert 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 #1,687,409 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