RegulierungvsRegulierungenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#10,733
“Regulierung” frequency rank
#44,873
“Regulierungen” frequency rank
55606
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Regulierung Regulierungen
Definition Steuerung, Kontrollieren eines Prozesses oder von Störungen; Maßnahme, um bestimmte Vorgänge, Zustände zu beeinflussen Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Regulierung

Where the eye mixes Regulierung and Regulierungen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. Regulierung runs 11 letters (CVCVCVVCVCC) against Regulierungen's 13 (CVCVCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
Regulierung
13 ch
Regulierungen

Look-alike desk: Regulierung vs Regulierungen

A purely visual mix-up. Regulierung ([ʁeɡuˈliːʁʊŋ]) and Regulierungen ([ʁeɡuˈliːʁʊŋən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Regulierung” sits inside “Regulierungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55606, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Regulierung is recorded at frequency rank #10,733, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʁeɡuˈliːʁʊŋ]. Regulierungen is at rank #44,873, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁeɡuˈliːʁʊŋən].

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 55606, this pair ranks #973,074 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Regulierung vs Regulierungen

Shared letters: egilnru. Private to "Regulierung": -. Private to "Regulierungen": -.

"Regulierung" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVCC  ·  "Regulierungen" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Regulierung ← ergulierung · reggulierung · regluierung · reguilerung · reguleirung · reguliernug · regulierrung · regulierugn
  • Regulierungen ← ergulierungen · reggulierungen · regluierungen · reguilerungen · reguleirungen · reguliernugen · regulierrungen · regulierugnen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Regulierung" and "Regulierungen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ʁeɡuˈliːʁʊŋ] versus [ʁeɡuˈliːʁʊŋən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Regulierung" or "Regulierungen"?
"Regulierung" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,733 in our German list, against #44,873 for "Regulierungen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Regulierung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Regulierungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #973,074 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Regulierung" and "Regulierungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Regierungen vs Regulierungen". 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 #973,074 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