# regiment

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹɛd͡ʒɪmənt/ · frequency rank #7,965

## Definitions
1. A unit of armed troops under the command of an officer, and consisting of several smaller units.
2. Rule or governance over a person, place etc.; government, authority.
3. The state or office of a ruler; rulership.
4. Influence or control exercised by someone or something (especially a planet).
5. A place under a particular rule; a kingdom or domain.
6. A regimen.

## Etymology
From Middle French regement, régiment, and its source, Late Latin regimentum (“direction for government; course of medical treatment”), from Latin regō (“rule”).

## Easily confused with
- **resident** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/regiment-vs-resident)
- **reticent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/regiment-vs-reticent)
- **regiments** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/regiment-vs-regiments)
- **regimental** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/regiment-vs-regimental)
- **regime** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/regime-vs-regiment)
- **regent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/regent-vs-regiment)
- **regimen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/regimen-vs-regiment)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ergiment`, `reggiment`, `regiemnt`, `regimennt`, `regimentt`, `regimetn`, `regimment`, `regimnet`, `regmient`, `reigment`, `rgeiment`, `rregiment`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/regiment