regrettable
\ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tabl\
The verdict
“regrettable” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #15,228 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #15,228
- frequency rank, French
- 11
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui mérite d’être regretté.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | regrettable |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tabl\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #15,228 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “regrettable” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for regrettable is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tabl\. Corpus data places it at rank #15,228 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for regrettable, with forms such as "ergrettable", "regerttable", and "reggrettable". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is regrettable, spelled R-E-G-R-E-T-T-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Qui mérite d’être regretté.
- 2Qui appelle des regrets, qui est fâcheux.
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ergrettable,regerttable,reggrettable,regretable,regretatble,regrettabble,regrettabel,regrettablle,regrettalbe,regrettbale,regrrettable,regrtetable,rergettable,rgerettable,rregrettable
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of regrettable - 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.
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Using “regrettable”
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-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tabl\ (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
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.