au regard de

\o ʁə.ɡaʁ də\

/\o ʁə.ɡaʁ də\/ prep

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.

Key facts for au regard de
PropertyValue
Headwordau regard de
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPreposition
IPA\o ʁə.ɡaʁ də\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « au regard de » en français

au regard den'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Par rapport à ; en comparaison de.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how au regard de appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La performance du réparateur d’électroménager n'en est une qu’au regard du temps qu'il passe pour effectuer sa réparation.
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "au regard de"?
"au regard de" is spelled A-U- -R-E-G-A-R-D- -D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \o ʁə.ɡaʁ də\.
What does "au regard de" mean?
As a preposition, "au regard de" means: Par rapport à ; en comparaison de.
How do you pronounce "au regard de"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "au regard de" is \o ʁə.ɡaʁ də\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "au regard de" come from?
"au regard de" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list