au regard de
\o ʁə.ɡaʁ də\
The verdict
“au regard de” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a preposition - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Par rapport à ; en comparaison de.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | au regard de |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | \o ʁə.ɡaʁ də\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “au regard de” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for au regard de is 12 letters long, classified as a preposition, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \o ʁə.ɡaʁ də\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Par rapport à ; en comparaison de.".
No misspelling variants are generated for au regard de in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is au regard de, spelled A-U- -R-E-G-A-R-D- -D-E.
Definition
- 1Par rapport à ; en comparaison de.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “au regard de”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-U- -R-E-G-A-R-D- -D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \o ʁə.ɡaʁ də\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.