Which to use
“regard” is a noun and “regarded” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,902
- “regard” frequency rank
- #4,402
- “regarded” frequency rank
- 8304
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regard | regarded |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A steady look, a gaze. | simple past and past participle of regard |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set regard and regarded apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: regard is /ɹɪˈɡɑːd/ while regarded is /ɹɪˈɡɑː.dəd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “regard” sits inside “regarded”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8304, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regard is recorded at frequency rank #3,902, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɹɪˈɡɑːd/. regarded is at rank #4,402, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈɡɑː.dəd/.
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 8304, this pair ranks #503,162 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of regard vs regarded
Shared letters: adegr. Private to "regard": -. Private to "regarded": -.
"regard" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "regarded" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "regard" and "regarded" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "regard" or "regarded"?
Remembering regard vs regarded
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “regard”; for a verb, it's “regarded”.
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