régalien

Name: régalien, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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\ʁe.ɡa.ljɛ̃\

/\ʁe.ɡa.ljɛ̃\/ adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“régalien” is an uncommon French word, ranked #57,573 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.

#57,573
frequency rank, French: 8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui se rapporte aux prérogatives propres au roi ou au souverain, notamment à l’exercice des droits régaliens (justice, guerre, paix, monnaie, impôts, droit de grâce, etc.).

Key facts for régalien
Property	Value
Headword	régalien
Language	French
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	\ʁe.ɡa.ljɛ̃\
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#57,573
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “régalien” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). régalien lands here:

#57,573

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for régalien is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁe.ɡa.ljɛ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #57,573 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Zero misspellings are on record for régalien in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is régalien, spelled R-É-G-A-L-I-E-N.

Definition

1
Qui se rapporte aux prérogatives propres au roi ou au souverain, notamment à l’exercice des droits régaliens (justice, guerre, paix, monnaie, impôts, droit de grâce, etc.).
2
Qui relève des fonctions souveraines de l’État (armée, police, justice, diplomatie, monnaie, etc.), par opposition aux missions administratives ou de service public déléguées.

This word in other languages

regal(English)königlich(Deutsch)

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 "régalien"?

"régalien" is spelled R-É-G-A-L-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁe.ɡa.ljɛ̃\.

What does "régalien" mean?

As an adjective, "régalien" means: Qui se rapporte aux prérogatives propres au roi ou au souverain, notamment à l’exercice des droits régaliens (justice, guerre, paix, monnaie, impôts, droit de grâce, etc.).

How do you pronounce "régalien"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "régalien" is \ʁe.ɡa.ljɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "régalien" come from?

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Using “régalien”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct French spelling is R-É-G-A-L-I-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as \ʁe.ɡa.ljɛ̃\ (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.