regret
[rɪˈɡret]
The verdict
“regret” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bedauern, bereuen
Corpus desk
Index DE-regret · regret · German
regret · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | regret |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [rɪˈɡret] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „regret“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
regret is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [rɪˈɡret]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bedauern, bereuen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for regret, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is regret, spelled R-E-G-R-E-T.
Definition
- 1bedauern, bereuen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how regret appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
My mother regrets having bought a new car.
This word in other languages
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.