region

/ˈɹiːd͡ʒn̩/

//ˈɹiːd͡ʒn̩// noun

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"region" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“region” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,095. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,095
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without speci...

Corpus desk

Index EN-region · region · English

region · rank #1,095 · 8 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,095
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH quickly

Nearest frequency peer: quickly (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “region”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “region” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

region vs rein
67% similar
region vs reign
67% similar
region vs resin
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for region
PropertyValue
Headwordregion
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɹiːd͡ʒn̩/
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,095
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “region”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).regionlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “quickly” (#1,094), “reported” (#1,096), “previous” (#1,093). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “region” is #1,095. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around region (IPA /ˈɹiːd͡ʒn̩/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,095 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for region, with forms such as "ergion", "reggion", and "regino". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "rein", "reign", "resin", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English regioun, from Anglo-Norman regiun, from Latin regiō, from regō. Doublet of regio. The correct English form is region, spelled R-E-G-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons.
  2. 2
    An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country.
  3. 3
    An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country.
  4. 4
    An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country.
  5. 5
    An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country.
  6. 6
    An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country.
  7. 7
    An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country.
  8. 8
    The inhabitants of a region or district of a country.
  9. 9
    A place in or a part of the body in any way indicated.
  10. 10
    An approximate range.
  11. 11
    Place; rank; station; dignity.
  12. 12
    The space from the earth's surface out to the orbit of the moon: properly called the elemental region.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how region appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. the equatorial regions
  2. the temperate regions

Etymology

From Middle English regioun, from Anglo-Norman regiun, from Latin regiō, from regō. Doublet of regio.

This word in other languages

región(Español)région(Français)Gegend(Deutsch)região(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ergion
  • reggion
  • regino
  • regionn
  • regoin
  • reigon
  • rgeion
  • rregion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of region - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ergion2reggion1regino2regionn1regoin2reigon2rgeion2rregion1
Edit distance from "region"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "region"?
"region" is spelled R-E-G-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɹiːd͡ʒn̩/.
What does "region" mean?
As a noun, "region" means: Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without speci...
What words are commonly confused with "region"?
"region" is commonly confused with "rein", "reign", "resin". 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 /ˈɹiːd͡ʒn̩/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "region"?
From Middle English regioun, from Anglo-Norman regiun, from Latin regiō, from regō. Doublet of regio. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

message8 variantsminute8 variantsnature8 variantsRussian8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list