Which to use
“regiment” and “regiments” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,965
- “regiment” frequency rank
- #19,680
- “regiments” frequency rank
- 27645
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regiment | regiments |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A unit of armed troops under the command of an officer, and consisting of several smaller units. | plural of regiment |
Where the eye mixes regiment and regiments
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses regiment with regiments
A purely visual mix-up. regiment (/ˈɹɛd͡ʒɪmənt/) and regiments (/ˈɹɛd͡ʒɪmənts/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “regiment” sits inside “regiments”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27645, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regiment is recorded at frequency rank #7,965, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɹɛd͡ʒɪmənt/. regiments is at rank #19,680, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɹɛd͡ʒɪmənts/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 27645, this pair ranks #377,297 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regiment vs regiments
Shared letters: egimnrt. Private to "regiment": -. Private to "regiments": s.
"regiment" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "regiments" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "regiment" and "regiments" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "regiment" or "regiments"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "regiment" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regiments" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #377,297 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regiment" and "regiments" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regiment vs reticent". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #377,297 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.