régiment

[ʁe.ʒi.mɑ̃]

/[ʁe.ʒi.mɑ̃]/ noun

The verdict

“régiment” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Regiment

Corpus desk

Index DE-regiment · régiment · German

régiment · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for régiment
PropertyValue
Headwordrégiment
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁe.ʒi.mɑ̃]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „régiment“ im Deutschen

régimentsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

régiment is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁe.ʒi.mɑ̃]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Regiment".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for régiment, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is régiment, spelled R-É-G-I-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Regiment

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "régiment"?
"régiment" is spelled R-É-G-I-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁe.ʒi.mɑ̃].
What does "régiment" mean?
As a noun, "régiment" means: das Regiment
How do you pronounce "régiment"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "régiment" is [ʁe.ʒi.mɑ̃]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "régiment" come from?
"régiment" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list