regretta

\ʁə.ɡʁɛ.ta\

/\ʁə.ɡʁɛ.ta\/ verb

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The verdict

“regretta” is uncommon French (frequency #94,195 among 507,453 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,195
frequency rank, French
507,453
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de regretter.

Key facts for regretta
PropertyValue
Headwordregretta
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁə.ɡʁɛ.ta\
Letters8
Frequency rank#94,195
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “regretta” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). regretta lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

regretta is uncommon French at frequency #94,195 among 507,453 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁə.ɡʁɛ.ta\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de regretter.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for regretta in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 regretta, spelled R-E-G-R-E-T-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de regretter.

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 "regretta"?
"regretta" is spelled R-E-G-R-E-T-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.ɡʁɛ.ta\.
What does "regretta" mean?
As a verb, "regretta" means: Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de regretter.
How do you pronounce "regretta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "regretta" is \ʁə.ɡʁɛ.ta\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "regretta" come from?
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Using “regretta”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is R-E-G-R-E-T-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁə.ɡʁɛ.ta\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list