regia

\ˈre.xja\

/\ˈre.xja\/ adj

The verdict

“regia” is uncommon French (frequency #67,830 among 5,742 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,830
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin singulier de regio.

Corpus desk

Index FR-regia · regia · French

regia · rank #67,830 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,830
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH redécouvrez

Nearest frequency peer: redécouvrez (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « regia »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « regia » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for regia
PropertyValue
Headwordregia
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈre.xja\
Letters5
Frequency rank#67,830
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « regia » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).regiatombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « redécouvrez » (#67,829), « registraire » (#67,831), « redressements » (#67,828). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « regia » est au #67,830. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

regia is uncommon French at frequency #67,830 among 5,742 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈre.xja\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Féminin singulier de regio.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for regia, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is regia, spelled R-E-G-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin singulier de regio.

Synonyms

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 "regia"?
"regia" is spelled R-E-G-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈre.xja\.
What does "regia" mean?
As an adjective, "regia" means: Féminin singulier de regio.
How do you pronounce "regia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "regia" is \ˈre.xja\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "regia" come from?
"regia" 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 "regia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list