Regierung

[ʁeˈɡiːʁʊŋ]

/[ʁeˈɡiːʁʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Regierung” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #509. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#509
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Regieren; Ausübung, Wahrnehmung staatlicher Macht nach Innen (gegenüber den Bürgern) und Außen (gegenüber anderen Staaten)

Corpus desk

Index DE-regierung · Regierung · German

Regierung · rank #509 · 13 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #509
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Personen

Nearest frequency peer: Personen (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Regierung”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Regierung” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

Regierung vs Regierungen
82% similar
Regierung vs Regulierung
82% similar
Regierung vs Regelung
78% similar

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

Key facts for Regierung
PropertyValue
HeadwordRegierung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁeˈɡiːʁʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#509
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Regierung” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Regierungliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Personen“ (#508), „Richtung“ (#510), „oh“ (#507). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Regierung (IPA [ʁeˈɡiːʁʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #509 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Regierung, with forms such as "ergierung", "regeirung", and "reggierung". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Regierungen", "Regulierung", "Regelung", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Regierung, spelled R-E-G-I-E-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Regieren; Ausübung, Wahrnehmung staatlicher Macht nach Innen (gegenüber den Bürgern) und Außen (gegenüber anderen Staaten)
  2. 2
    leitendes Organ^([7]) eines Staates
  3. 3
    Verwaltungsbehörde der mittleren Ebene in Bayern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Gewinner der Wahlen möchte die Regierung so bald als möglich antreten.
  2. „Wenn sich der russische Zar auch nicht viel um die Tschuktschenhalbinsel gekümmert hat, war seine Regierung doch klug genug, Fehler, wie sie in Alaska gemacht wurden, zu vermeiden.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ergierung
  • regeirung
  • reggierung
  • regiernug
  • regierrung
  • regierugn
  • regierungg
  • regierunng
  • regieurng
  • regireung
  • reigerung
  • rgeierung
  • rregierung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Regierung - 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.

ergierung2regeirung2reggierung1regiernug2regierrung1regierugn2regierungg1regierunng1
Edit distance from "Regierung"

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 "Regierung"?
"Regierung" is spelled R-E-G-I-E-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁeˈɡiːʁʊŋ].
What does "Regierung" mean?
As a noun, "Regierung" means: das Regieren; Ausübung, Wahrnehmung staatlicher Macht nach Innen (gegenüber den Bürgern) und Außen (gegenüber anderen Staaten)
What words are commonly confused with "Regierung"?
"Regierung" is commonly confused with "Regierungen", "Regulierung", "Regelung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Regierung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Regierung" is [ʁeˈɡiːʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Regierung" come from?
"Regierung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

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  • "Regierung" maps to 4 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Regierungen". View pair
  • 13 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #509 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "R" letter cohort. R–Z browse

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list