régresser
\ʁe.ɡʁe.se\
The verdict
“régresser” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #44,709. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #44,709
- frequency rank, French
- 507,453
- “R” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Diminuer en qualité, force ou quantité
Corpus desk
Index FR-regresser · régresser · French
régresser · rank #44,709 · 13 variants · 4 confusables
- FREQ-MID #44,709
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 507,453
- PHOTO-FINISH réduis
Nearest frequency peer: réduis (-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 “régresser”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Rumba
Rumba
55,295 corpus weight
- récitant
récitant
55,294 corpus weight
- réduis
réduis
55,293 corpus weight
- régresser
régresser
55,292 corpus weight
- réquisition…
réquisitionné
55,291 corpus weight
- réussiront
réussiront
55,290 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “régresser” 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 | régresser |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʁe.ɡʁe.se\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #44,709 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “régresser” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around régresser (IPA \ʁe.ɡʁe.se\), averb. Corpus frequency is #44,709 among 507,453 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for régresser, with forms such as "regresser", "rgéresser", and "rrégresser". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "regretter", "redressé", "régressé", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is régresser, spelled R-É-G-R-E-S-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1Diminuer en qualité, force ou quantité
- 2Évoluer vers des formes plus primitives.
- 3Baisser, en parlant du niveau de la mer.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- regresser
- rgéresser
- rrégresser
- régersser
- réggresser
- régreser
- régresesr
- régresserr
- régressre
- régrresser
- régrseser
- rérgesser
- érgresser
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of régresser - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 May 6, 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 "régresser", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).
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.