Which to use
“records” and “regards” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,352
- “records” frequency rank
- #5,161
- “regards” frequency rank
- 6513
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | records | regards |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of record | plural of regard |
Where the eye mixes records and regards
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between records and regards
A purely visual mix-up. records (/ˈɹɛkɚdz/) and regards (/ɹɪˈɡɑɹdz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6513, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
records is recorded at frequency rank #1,352, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɹɛkɚdz/. regards is at rank #5,161, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɹɪˈɡɑɹdz/.
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 6513, this pair ranks #511,115 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of records vs regards
Shared letters: ders. Private to "records": co. Private to "regards": ag.
"records" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "regards" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "records" and "regards" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "records" or "regards" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "records" and "regards" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "records" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regards" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #511,115 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "records" and "regards" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regards vs Renard". 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 #511,115 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.