Regie

\rə.ˈʒiː\

/\rə.ˈʒiː\/ noun

The verdict

“Regie” is uncommon French (frequency #92,108 among 5,742 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,108
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mise en scène.

Corpus desk

Index FR-regie · Regie · French

Regie · rank #92,108 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,108
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH regarding

Nearest frequency peer: regarding (-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 « Regie »

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 « Regie » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Regie
PropertyValue
HeadwordRegie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\rə.ˈʒiː\
Letters5
Frequency rank#92,108
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Regie » en français

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « regarding » (#92,107), « relâcha » (#92,109), « regagnait » (#92,106). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « Regie » est au #92,108. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Regie is uncommon French at frequency #92,108 among 5,742 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \rə.ˈʒiː\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mise en scène.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Regie, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Regie, spelled R-E-G-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mise en scène.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Für Oppenheimer erhielt Nolan in London den Preis für die beste Regie. Hauptdarsteller Cillian Murphy gewann bei der 77. Vergabe der renommierten Filmpreise in London den Preis als bester Hauptdarsteller.

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 "Regie"?
"Regie" is spelled R-E-G-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \rə.ˈʒiː\.
What does "Regie" mean?
As a noun, "Regie" means: Mise en scène.
How do you pronounce "Regie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Regie" is \rə.ˈʒiː\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Regie" come from?
"Regie" 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 "Regie", 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