Regent

[ʁeˈɡɛnt]

/[ʁeˈɡɛnt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Regent” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,752. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,752
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein regierender Fürst oder Monarch

Corpus desk

Index DE-regent · Regent · German

Regent · rank #29,752 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,752
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH regelrechte

Nearest frequency peer: regelrechte (-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 „Regent“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Regent“ 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).

Regent vs regt
50% similar
Regent vs rent
50% similar
Regent vs rennt
50% similar

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

Key facts for Regent
PropertyValue
HeadwordRegent
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁeˈɡɛnt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#29,752
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Regent“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Regentliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „regelrechte“ (#29,751), „Regenten“ (#29,753), „Regalen“ (#29,750). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Regent“ bei #29,752. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Regent (IPA [ʁeˈɡɛnt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,752 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Regent, with forms such as "ergent", "reegnt", and "regennt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "regt", "rent", "rennt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Regent, spelled R-E-G-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein regierender Fürst oder Monarch
  2. 2
    eine rote pilzresistente Rebsorte, die zunehmend im Weinbaugebiet Württemberg angebaut wird. Der Regent ist eine Neuzüchtung (1967 Kreuzung zwischen Diana (Silvaner x Müller-Thurgau) und Chambourcin) und erhielt erst 1996 die Sortenzulassung (Klassifizierung). Die Züchtung geht auf Gerhardt Alleweldt zurück und wurde am Institut für Rebenzüchtung Geilweilerhof entwickelt.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Regenten hatten eine große Machtfülle.
  2. „Doch empörte er sich über das Prozedere und redete mit bewundernswertem Freimut den Regenten und Obrigkeiten ins Gewissen.“

Synonyms

FürstHerrscherRegierender

Antonyms

Untertan

This word in other languages

ruler(English)regente(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ergent
  • reegnt
  • regennt
  • regentt
  • regetn
  • reggent
  • rgeent
  • rregent

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Regent - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ergent2reegnt2regennt1regentt1regetn2reggent1rgeent2rregent1
Edit distance from "Regent"

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 "Regent"?
"Regent" is spelled R-E-G-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁeˈɡɛnt].
What does "Regent" mean?
As a noun, "Regent" means: ein regierender Fürst oder Monarch
What words are commonly confused with "Regent"?
"Regent" is commonly confused with "regt", "rent", "rennt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Regent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Regent" is [ʁeˈɡɛnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Regent" come from?
"Regent" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Replik#29,756Reales#29,746Schwur#29,776Seiler#29,780

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

reply8 variantsrächt8 variantsplump8 variantssharp8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list