Reggie

name

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The verdict

“Reggie” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #36,127. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,127
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom masculin, diminutif de Reginald.

Corpus desk

Index FR-reggie · Reggie · French

Reggie · rank #36,127 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,127
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH regarderais

Nearest frequency peer: regarderais (-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 « Reggie »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Reggie » 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).

Reggie vs réglé
17% similar
Reggie vs relié
33% similar
Reggie vs régit
33% similar

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

Key facts for Reggie
PropertyValue
HeadwordReggie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#36,127
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Reggie »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Reggiese 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 « regarderais » (#36,126), « relèvera » (#36,128), « refoulés » (#36,125). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « Reggie » est au #36,127. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Reggie, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #36,127 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Prénom masculin, diminutif de Reginald.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Reggie, with forms such as "erggie", "reggei", and "regie". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "réglé", "relié", "régit", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Reggie, spelled R-E-G-G-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom masculin, diminutif de Reginald.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Et il y avait eu dans l’existence de Reggie, avant que l’oncle Alick mourût en lui laissant son exploitation, des moments, de nombreux moments où il s’était senti convaincu que le plus dur châtiment qui pouvait tomber sur un pauvre type était de se retrouver fils unique de veuve.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erggie
  • reggei
  • regie
  • regige
  • rgegie
  • rreggie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Reggie - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

erggie2reggei2regie1regige2rgegie2rreggie1
Edit distance from "Reggie"

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 "Reggie"?
"Reggie" is spelled R-E-G-G-I-E.
What does "Reggie" mean?
As a proper noun, "Reggie" means: Prénom masculin, diminutif de Reginald.
What words are commonly confused with "Reggie"?
"Reggie" is commonly confused with "réglé", "relié", "régit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "Reggie" come from?
"Reggie" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Quercy#36,121Pleyel#36,102sembla#36,155Simons#36,160

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

ramer6 variantsSamoa6 variantssend6 variantsswap6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list