Regensburg

[ˈʁeːɡn̩sˌbʊʁk]

/[ˈʁeːɡn̩sˌbʊʁk]/ name

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The verdict

“Regensburg” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,680. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,680
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-regensburg · Regensburg · German

Regensburg · rank #3,680 · 16 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,680
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH präsentieren

Nearest frequency peer: präsentieren (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Regensburg“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Regensburg“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Regensburg vs Regensburger
83% similar
Regensburg vs Ravensburg
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Regensburg
PropertyValue
HeadwordRegensburg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈʁeːɡn̩sˌbʊʁk]
Letters10
Frequency rank#3,680
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Regensburg“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Regensburgliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „präsentieren“ (#3,679), „Russen“ (#3,681), „Priester“ (#3,678). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Regensburg“ bei #3,680. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Regensburg (IPA [ˈʁeːɡn̩sˌbʊʁk]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #3,680 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Regensburg, with forms such as "ergensburg", "reegnsburg", and "regenbsurg". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Regensburger", "Ravensburg", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Regensburg, spelled R-E-G-E-N-S-B-U-R-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Regensburg appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Regensburg ist Hauptstadt und Sitz der Regierung der Oberpfalz.
  2. „Willy Messerschmitt übernahm eine Konstruktion des Rosenheimers Fend und fertigte in Regensburg den dreirädrigen Messerschmitt Kabinenroller, dem später der vierrädrige Tiger folgte, Ernst Heinkel versuchte sich mit der ebenfalls dreirädrigen Heinkel Kabine, Claudius Dornier bastelte am Bodensee an einem vierrädrigen Ding, bei Piaggio in Italien war der…

This word in other languages

Ratisbon(English)Ratisbona(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ergensburg
  • reegnsburg
  • regenbsurg
  • regennsburg
  • regensbburg
  • regensbrug
  • regensbugr
  • regensburgg
  • regensburrg
  • regenssburg
  • regensubrg
  • regesnburg
  • reggensburg
  • regnesburg
  • rgeensburg
  • rregensburg

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Regensburg - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ergensburg2reegnsburg2regenbsurg2regennsburg1regensbburg1regensbrug2regensbugr2regensburgg1
Edit distance from "Regensburg"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Regensburg"?
"Regensburg" is spelled R-E-G-E-N-S-B-U-R-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁeːɡn̩sˌbʊʁk].
What does "Regensburg" mean?
As a proper noun, "Regensburg" means: Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland
What words are commonly confused with "Regensburg"?
"Regensburg" is commonly confused with "Regensburger", "Ravensburg". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Regensburg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Regensburg" is [ˈʁeːɡn̩sˌbʊʁk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Regensburg" come from?
"Regensburg" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Regensburg", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ausgesetzt#3,708einstellen#3,723überprüfen#3,634Vorschläge#3,627

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

beschreiben16 variantsausgestattet16 variantsErwachsenen16 variantsfeststellen16 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list