régions
\ʁe.ʒjɔ̃\
The verdict
“régions” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,421. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #1,421
- frequency rank, French
- 5,742
- “R” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de région.
Corpus desk
Index FR-regions · régions · French
régions · rank #1,421 · 11 variants · 15 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #1,421
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,742
- PHOTO-FINISH riche
Nearest frequency peer: riche (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “régions”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- perte
perte
98,583 corpus weight
- possibilité
possibilité
98,582 corpus weight
- riche
riche
98,581 corpus weight
- régions
régions
98,580 corpus weight
- sainte
sainte
98,579 corpus weight
- seraient
seraient
98,578 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “régions” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | régions |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁe.ʒjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #1,421 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “régions” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around régions (IPA \ʁe.ʒjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,421 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de région.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for régions, with forms such as "regions", "rgéions", and "rrégions". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "reins", "regis", "rêvons", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is régions, spelled R-É-G-I-O-N-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de région.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how régions appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il n’y a que quelques régions où l’ours polaire cohabite avec le bœuf musqué : sur la côte est du Groenland et dans quelques régions centrales de l’Arctique canadien.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- regions
- rgéions
- rrégions
- réggions
- réginos
- régionns
- régionss
- régiosn
- régoins
- réigons
- érgions
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of régions - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "régions", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "régions" maps to 15 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "reins". View pair
- 11 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #1,421 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "R" letter cohort. R–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.