Region

/[ʁeˈɡi̯oːn]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#840

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

Region is aGermannoun. It means: ein Bereich beziehungsweise ein Gebiet, das (geografisch, politisch oder in Bezug auf die Verwaltung) eine Einheit bildet und mehrere Städte und Gemeinden umfasst, aber auch über Landesgrenzen hinw... Pronounced [ʁeˈɡi̯oːn]. It ranks #840 in German word frequency. Often confused with rein and regnen.

Key facts for Region
PropertyValue
HeadwordRegion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁeˈɡi̯oːn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#840
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Region in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Region is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʁeˈɡi̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #840 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Region, with forms such as "ergion", "reggion", and "regino". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "rein", "regnen", "Religion", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Region, spelled R-E-G-I-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Bereich beziehungsweise ein Gebiet, das (geografisch, politisch oder in Bezug auf die Verwaltung) eine Einheit bildet und mehrere Städte und Gemeinden umfasst, aber auch über Landesgrenzen hinweggehen kann
  2. 2
    Bereich, auf den man Einfluss hat; Wirkungskreis
  3. 3
    Bereich eines Teils eines Körpers oder seiner Oberfläche

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ergion,reggion,regino,regionn,regoin,reigon,rgeion,rregion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Region

Misspelling Variants of "Region"

ergion6reggion7regino6regionn7regoin6reigon6rgeion6rregion7
Misspelling Variants of "Region"

Frequency rank: #840 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Region"?
"Region" is spelled R-E-G-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁeˈɡi̯oːn].
What does "Region" mean?
As a noun, "Region" means: ein Bereich beziehungsweise ein Gebiet, das (geografisch, politisch oder in Bezug auf die Verwaltung) eine Einheit bildet und mehrere Städte und Gemeinden umfasst, aber auch über Landesgrenzen hinw...
What words are commonly confused with "Region"?
"Region" is commonly confused with "rein", "regnen", "Religion". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Region"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Region" is [ʁeˈɡi̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Region" come from?
"Region" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.