reinavsreineWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: reina is a noun, reine is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“reina” is a noun and “reine” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#41,418
“reina” frequency rank
#3,068
“reine” frequency rank
44486
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reina reine
Definition Monarchin in einem Königreich; Königin Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rein

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set reina and reine apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
reina
5 ch
reine

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: reina is anoun and reineanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - a in “reina” becomes e in “reine”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44486, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reina is recorded at frequency rank #41,418, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. reine is at rank #3,068, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯nə].

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 44486, this pair ranks #1,384,677 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of reina vs reine

Shared letters: einr. Private to "reina": a. Private to "reine": -.

"reina" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "reine" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reinaerina · reian · reinna · renia · riena · rreina
  • reineerine · reien · reinne · renie · riene · rreine

Frequency comparison

reina#41,418
reine#3,068

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "reina" and "reine" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "reina" is a noun and "reine" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "reina" or "reine"?
"reine" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,068 in our German list, against #41,418 for "reina". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering reina vs reine

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “reina”; for an adjective, it's “reine”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “reina” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list