Which to use
“Reue” is a noun and “REX” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,910
- “Reue” frequency rank
- #11,739
- “REX” frequency rank
- 26649
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Reue | REX |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bedauern über die eigene Tat, Selbstschuldbewusstsein | Abkürzung für Deutscher Rentenkursindex |
Letter map: Reue vs REX
Shared letters muted; letters that set Reue and REX apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for Reue / REX
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Reue is anoun and REXanabbrev. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26649, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Reue is recorded at frequency rank #14,910, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁɔɪ̯ə]. REX is at rank #11,739, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced […].
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 26649, this pair ranks #1,814,702 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Reue vs REX
Shared letters: er. Private to "Reue": u. Private to "REX": x.
"Reue" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "REX" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Reue ← reeu · rreue · ruee
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Reue" for "REX" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Reue" vs "REX" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Reue" and "REX".
- Full dictionary entry for "Reue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "REX" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,814,702 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Reue" and "REX" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Reue vs RUB". 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 #1,814,702 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.