# regress vs regret

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### regress
*noun · IPA /ˈɹiːˌɡɹɛs/ · frequency rank #45,622*
The act of passing back; passage back; return; retrogression.

### regret
*verb · IPA /ɹɪˈɡɹɛt/ · frequency rank #3,838*
To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.

## Source
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