regardai

\ʁə.ɡaʁ.de\

/\ʁə.ɡaʁ.de\/ verb

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The verdict

“regardai” is uncommon French (frequency #56,214 among 507,453 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,214
frequency rank, French
507,453
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du passé simple de regarder.

Key facts for regardai
PropertyValue
Headwordregardai
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁə.ɡaʁ.de\
Letters8
Frequency rank#56,214
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “regardai” 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). regardai lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

regardai is uncommon French at frequency #56,214 among 507,453 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁə.ɡaʁ.de\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Première personne du singulier du passé simple de regarder.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for regardai, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is regardai, spelled R-E-G-A-R-D-A-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du passé simple de regarder.

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 "regardai"?
"regardai" is spelled R-E-G-A-R-D-A-I. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.ɡaʁ.de\.
What does "regardai" mean?
As a verb, "regardai" means: Première personne du singulier du passé simple de regarder.
How do you pronounce "regardai"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "regardai" is \ʁə.ɡaʁ.de\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "regardai" come from?
"regardai" 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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Using “regardai”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is R-E-G-A-R-D-A-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁə.ɡaʁ.de\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list