Regimen

[ʁeˈʒiːmən]

/[ʁeˈʒiːmən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Regimen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #69,620 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#69,620
frequency rank, German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Regime

Key facts for Regimen
PropertyValue
HeadwordRegimen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁeˈʒiːmən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#69,620
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Regimen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Regimen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Regimen is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʁeˈʒiːmən]. Corpus data places it at rank #69,620 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Regime".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Regimen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Regimen, spelled R-E-G-I-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Regime

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 "Regimen"?
"Regimen" is spelled R-E-G-I-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁeˈʒiːmən].
What does "Regimen" mean?
As a noun, "Regimen" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Regime
How do you pronounce "Regimen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Regimen" is [ʁeˈʒiːmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Regimen" come from?
"Regimen" 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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Using “Regimen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is R-E-G-I-M-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʁeˈʒiːmən] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list