regency

\ɹiːd͡ʒənsi\

/\ɹiːd͡ʒənsi\/ noun

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The verdict

“regency” is uncommon French (frequency #81,490 among 507,453 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,490
frequency rank, French
507,453
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Régence.

Key facts for regency
PropertyValue
Headwordregency
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɹiːd͡ʒənsi\
Letters7
Frequency rank#81,490
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “regency” 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). regency 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

regency is uncommon French at frequency #81,490 among 507,453 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɹiːd͡ʒənsi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Régence.".

regency doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is regency, spelled R-E-G-E-N-C-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Régence.

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 "regency"?
"regency" is spelled R-E-G-E-N-C-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \ɹiːd͡ʒənsi\.
What does "regency" mean?
As a noun, "regency" means: Régence.
How do you pronounce "regency"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "regency" is \ɹiːd͡ʒənsi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "regency" come from?
"regency" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “regency”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is R-E-G-E-N-C-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɹiːd͡ʒənsi\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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