regarder

\ʁə.ɡaʁ.de\

/\ʁə.ɡaʁ.de\/ verb

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The verdict

“regarder” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #776. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#776
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Porter ses regards sur quelque chose ou quelqu’un.

Corpus desk

Index FR-regarder · regarder · French

regarder · rank #776 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #776
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH puisque

Nearest frequency peer: puisque (-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 « regarder »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « regarder » 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).

regarder vs réparer
63% similar
regarder vs regards
75% similar
regarder vs retarde
75% similar

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

Key facts for regarder
PropertyValue
Headwordregarder
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁə.ɡaʁ.de\
Letters8
Frequency rank#776
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « regarder »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).regarderse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « puisque » (#775), « soient » (#777), « Soleil » (#778). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « regarder » est au #776. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around regarder (IPA \ʁə.ɡaʁ.de\), averb. Corpus frequency is #776 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for regarder, with forms such as "ergarder", "reagrder", and "regadrer". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "réparer", "regards", "retarde", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is regarder, spelled R-E-G-A-R-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Porter ses regards sur quelque chose ou quelqu’un.
  2. 2
    Être vis-à-vis ; être tourné vers, s'ouvrir vers, en parlant des choses.
  3. 3
    Considérer ; examiner avec attention.
  4. 4
    Estimer ; juger ; réputer.
  5. 5
    Concerner.
  6. 6
    Prendre garde, faire attention à quelque chose.
  7. 7
    S’observer mutuellement.
  8. 8
    Se mirer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. […] le chat gris, un peu sauvage, nous regardait de loin, à travers la balustrade de l’escalier au fond, sans oser descendre.
  2. Bien des fois la nuit, de cette fenêtre tapissée de lierre, j’ai regardé avant de m’endormir le grand Orion inclinant vers l’ouest.

Synonyms

jeter un coup d’œiljeter un œilposer les yeuxvoir

This word in other languages

look at(English)mirar(Español)schauen(Deutsch)mirar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ergarder
  • reagrder
  • regadrer
  • regardder
  • regarderr
  • regardre
  • regaredr
  • regarrder
  • reggarder
  • regrader
  • rgearder
  • rregarder

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ergarder2reagrder2regadrer2regardder1regarderr1regardre2regaredr2regarrder1
Edit distance from "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 "regarder"?
"regarder" is spelled R-E-G-A-R-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.ɡaʁ.de\.
What does "regarder" mean?
As a verb, "regarder" means: Porter ses regards sur quelque chose ou quelqu’un.
What words are commonly confused with "regarder"?
"regarder" is commonly confused with "réparer", "regards", "retarde". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "regarder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "regarder" 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 "regarder" come from?
"regarder" 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 "regarder", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

attendre#784dimanche#768utiliser#763pratique#796

Similar misspelling depth

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

fonction12 variantsactivité12 variantsprésent12 variantsarticles12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list