register
\ˈɹɛdʒ.ə.stɚ\
The verdict
“register” is uncommon French (frequency #52,942 among 5,742 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,942
- frequency rank, French
- 5,742
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Registre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-register · register · French
register · rank #52,942 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #52,942
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,742
- PHOTO-FINISH redressa
Nearest frequency peer: redressa (-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 « register »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- rectal
rectal
47,061 corpus weight
- redressa
redressa
47,060 corpus weight
- register
register
47,059 corpus weight
- reiner
reiner
47,058 corpus weight
- religious
religious
47,057 corpus weight
- reluisant
reluisant
47,056 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « register » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | register |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈɹɛdʒ.ə.stɚ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #52,942 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « register » en français
Rare enough to double-check
register is uncommon French at frequency #52,942 among 5,742 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈɹɛdʒ.ə.stɚ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for register, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is register, spelled R-E-G-I-S-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Registre.
- 2Caisse (enregistreuse).
- 3Registre ; mémoire tampon associée au processeur central, pour effectuer les calculs.
- 4Registre (de langue).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how register appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
cash register
hardware register, processor register
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.
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