au regard de
\o ʁə.ɡaʁ də\
The verdict
“au regard de” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Par rapport à ; en comparaison de.
Corpus desk
Index FR-au-regard-de · au regard de · French
au regard de · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| 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) |
Longue queue: rang de « au regard de » en français
Rare enough to double-check
au regard de is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition, transcribed \o ʁə.ɡaʁ də\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how au regard de appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La performance du réparateur d’électroménager n'en est une qu’au regard du temps qu'il passe pour effectuer sa réparation.
La proposition doit d’abord être enregistrée à la présidence de l’assemblée de son ou ses auteurs. Il revient au bureau d’examiner la recevabilité de la proposition de loi au regard de l’article 40 de la Constitution, fonction assurée, à l’Assemblée nationale, par une délégation du bureau.
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.