regio

noun

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The verdict

“regio” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,107. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,107
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-regio · regio · German

regio · rank #17,107 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,107
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Recycling

Nearest frequency peer: Recycling (-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 „regio“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „regio“ 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).

regio vs Rio
40% similar
regio vs rein
60% similar
regio vs Reis
40% similar

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

Key facts for regio
PropertyValue
Headwordregio
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#17,107
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „regio“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).regioliegt 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: „Recycling“ (#17,106), „reguliert“ (#17,108), „ratlos“ (#17,105). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „regio“ bei #17,107. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around regio, anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,107 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for regio, with forms such as "ergio", "reggio", and "regoi". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Rio", "rein", "Reis", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is regio, spelled R-E-G-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Richtung
  2. 2
    Gegend
  3. 3
    Grenze

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „haec eadem est nostrae rationis regio et via“ (Cicero)
  2. „vicini quo pacto niteant, id animum advertito: in bona regione bene nitere oportebit.“ (Cato, agr. 1, 2)

This word in other languages

region(English)región(Español)région(Français)região(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ergio
  • reggio
  • regoi
  • reigo
  • rgeio
  • rregio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ergio2reggio1regoi2reigo2rgeio2rregio1
Edit distance from "regio"

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 "regio"?
"regio" is spelled R-E-G-I-O.
What does "regio" mean?
As a noun, "regio" means: Richtung
What words are commonly confused with "regio"?
"regio" is commonly confused with "Rio", "rein", "Reis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "regio" come from?
"regio" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pasta#17,091Palme#17,088Sense#17,129Seoul#17,130

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Sonnen6 variantsthen6 variantshust6 variantsHaube6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list