regelmäßig
[ˈʁeːɡl̩ˌmɛːsɪç]
The verdict
“regelmäßig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in festen örtlichen oder zeitlichen Abständen wiederholt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | regelmäßig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʁeːɡl̩ˌmɛːsɪç] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “regelmäßig” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
regelmäßig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʁeːɡl̩ˌmɛːsɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for regelmäßig, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is regelmäßig, spelled R-E-G-E-L-M-Ä-S-S-I-G.
Definition
- 1in festen örtlichen oder zeitlichen Abständen wiederholt
- 2immer wieder
- 3gemäß der Regel
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “regelmäßig”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-E-G-E-L-M-Ä-S-S-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʁeːɡl̩ˌmɛːsɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.