regten

[ˈʁeːktn̩]

/[ˈʁeːktn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“regten” is uncommon German (frequency #68,605 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,605
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs regen

Corpus desk

Index DE-regten · regten · German

regten · rank #68,605 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,605
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Regimentern

Nearest frequency peer: Regimentern (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „regten“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „regten“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for regten
PropertyValue
Headwordregten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʁeːktn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#68,605
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „regten“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).regtenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Regimentern“ (#68,604), „Rehau“ (#68,606), „Regelbetrieb“ (#68,603). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „regten“ bei #68,605. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

regten is uncommon German at frequency #68,605 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʁeːktn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

regten doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is regten, spelled R-E-G-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs regen
  2. 2
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs regen
  3. 3
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs regen
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs regen

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 "regten"?
"regten" is spelled R-E-G-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁeːktn̩].
What does "regten" mean?
As a verb, "regten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs regen
How do you pronounce "regten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "regten" is [ˈʁeːktn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "regten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list