regrettable

\ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tabl\

/\ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tabl\/ adj

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The verdict

“regrettable” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #15,228. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,228
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui mérite d’être regretté.

Corpus desk

Index FR-regrettable · regrettable · French

regrettable · rank #15,228 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,228
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH reines

Nearest frequency peer: reines (+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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « regrettable »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « regrettable » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for regrettable
PropertyValue
Headwordregrettable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tabl\
Letters11
Frequency rank#15,228
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « regrettable »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).regrettablese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « reines » (#15,229), « renom » (#15,230), « quil » (#15,225). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « regrettable » est au #15,228. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around regrettable (IPA \ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tabl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #15,228 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Qui mérite d’être regretté.
  2. 2
    Qui appelle des regrets, qui est fâcheux.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how regrettable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ces portraits, quoique peints à l’huile, ont un aspect de pastel et de détrempe qui vient de ce qu’on ne vernit pas les tableaux en Espagne, manque de précaution qui a laissé dévorer par l’humidité bien des chefs-d’œuvre regrettables.
  2. Ce regrettable confrère est décédé le 8 juin dernier, alors qu'on pouvait attendre encore de lui bien des services […].

This word in other languages

regrettable(English)bedauerlich(Deutsch)

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.

ergrettable2regerttable2reggrettable1regretable1regretatble2regrettabble1regrettabel2regrettablle1
Edit distance from "regrettable"

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 "regrettable"?
"regrettable" is spelled R-E-G-R-E-T-T-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tabl\.
What does "regrettable" mean?
As an adjective, "regrettable" means: Qui mérite d’être regretté.
What are common misspellings of "regrettable"?
Common misspellings include "ergrettable", "regerttable", "reggrettable", "regretable", "regretatble". The correct spelling is "regrettable".
How do you pronounce "regrettable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "regrettable" is \ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "regrettable" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "regrettable", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

retrouvons15 variantspréférant15 variantsrévélateur15 variantsmécanicien15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list