regir

[rə.ˈiʒ]

/[rə.ˈiʒ]/ verb

The verdict

“regir” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gouverner, régner, surveiller.

Corpus desk

Index FR-regir · regir · French

regir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for regir
PropertyValue
Headwordregir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA[rə.ˈiʒ]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « regir » en français

regirreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

regir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [rə.ˈiʒ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gouverner, régner, surveiller.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for regir, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is regir, spelled R-E-G-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gouverner, régner, surveiller.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "regir"?
"regir" is spelled R-E-G-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [rə.ˈiʒ].
What does "regir" mean?
As a verb, "regir" means: Gouverner, régner, surveiller.
How do you pronounce "regir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "regir" is [rə.ˈiʒ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "regir" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list