regale
/ɹɪˈɡeɪl/
"regale" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“regale” is uncommon English (frequency #69,381 among 21,470 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,381
- frequency rank, English
- 21,470
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A feast, a meal.
Corpus desk
Index EN-regale · regale · English
regale · rank #69,381 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,381
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 21,470
- PHOTO-FINISH refillable
Nearest frequency peer: refillable (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “regale”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- recondition…
reconditioned
30,623 corpus weight
- redeye
redeye
30,622 corpus weight
- refillable
refillable
30,621 corpus weight
- regale
regale
30,620 corpus weight
- reintegrate
reintegrate
30,618 corpus weight
- Rekha
Rekha
30,617 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “regale” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | regale |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɹɪˈɡeɪl/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #69,381 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “regale” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
regale is uncommon English at frequency #69,381 among 21,470 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɹɪˈɡeɪl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for regale in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French régaler (“to entertain, feast”), from Old French regale, rigale, from gale (“merriment”), probably of Germanic origin (see Old French galer). Influenced by Old French se rigoler (“amuse oneself, rejoice”), of unknown origin. Compare Middle High … The correct English form is regale, spelled R-E-G-A-L-E.
Definition
- 1A feast, a meal.
- 2a choice article of food or drink.
- 3refreshment.
Etymology
From French régaler (“to entertain, feast”), from Old French regale, rigale, from gale (“merriment”), probably of Germanic origin (see Old French galer). Influenced by Old French se rigoler (“amuse oneself, rejoice”), of unknown origin. Compare Middle High German begalen (“to charm; enchant”), English gale (“to sing; charm”). Compare also English gala.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.