regagner

\ʁə.ɡa.ɲe\

/\ʁə.ɡa.ɲe\/ verb

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The verdict

“regagner” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #13,462. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,462
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gagner ce qu’on avait perdu.

Corpus desk

Index FR-regagner · regagner · French

regagner · rank #13,462 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,462
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH refrain

Nearest frequency peer: refrain (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « regagner »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « regagner » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

regagner vs régner
63% similar
regagner vs régaler
63% similar
regagner vs regarder
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for regagner
PropertyValue
Headwordregagner
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁə.ɡa.ɲe\
Letters8
Frequency rank#13,462
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « regagner »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).regagnerse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « refrain » (#13,461), « rencontrée » (#13,463), « recrues » (#13,460). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « regagner » est au #13,462. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around regagner (IPA \ʁə.ɡa.ɲe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #13,462 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for regagner, with forms such as "ergagner", "reaggner", and "regagenr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "régner", "régaler", "regarder", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is regagner, spelled R-E-G-A-G-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gagner ce qu’on avait perdu.
  2. 2
    Reprendre une position sur l’ennemi après l'avoir perdue.
  3. 3
    Reconquérir ce que l’on avait perdu
  4. 4
    Se remettre bien avec quelqu’un, le ramener à des intérêts qu’il avait abandonnés, au parti qu’il avait quitté.
  5. 5
    Rejoindre ; retourner ou rentrer dans un lieu.
  6. 6
    Reprendre, améliorer sa position.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. D’abord, ils gagnèrent trois mille francs, revinrent à cinq cents, regagnèrent trois mille sept cents francs ; puis ils retombèrent à cent sous, se retrouvèrent à deux mille francs, et les risquèrent sur pair, pour les doubler d’un seul coup ; pair n’avait pas passé depuis cinq coups, ils y pontèrent la somme.
  2. Tête de mulet ! Puisque je te dis que je regagnerai le tout !

This word in other languages

regain(English)wiedererlangen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ergagner
  • reaggner
  • regagenr
  • regaggner
  • regagnerr
  • regagnner
  • regagnre
  • reganger
  • reggagner
  • regganer
  • rgeagner
  • rregagner

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of regagner - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ergagner2reaggner2regagenr2regaggner1regagnerr1regagnner1regagnre2reganger2
Edit distance from "regagner"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "regagner"?
"regagner" is spelled R-E-G-A-G-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.ɡa.ɲe\.
What does "regagner" mean?
As a verb, "regagner" means: Gagner ce qu’on avait perdu.
What words are commonly confused with "regagner"?
"regagner" is commonly confused with "régner", "régaler", "regarder". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "regagner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "regagner" is \ʁə.ɡa.ɲe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "regagner" come from?
"regagner" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "regagner", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

revenons#13,466pèlerins#13,453Samantha#13,472solidité#13,477

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

rationnelle12 variantspatronat12 variantslointaine12 variantslauréats12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list