regrettablement

\ʁə.ɡʁɛ.ta.blə.mɑ̃\

/\ʁə.ɡʁɛ.ta.blə.mɑ̃\/ adv

The verdict

“regrettablement” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - D’une manière regrettable.

Corpus desk

Index FR-regrettablement · regrettablement · French

regrettablement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for regrettablement
PropertyValue
Headwordregrettablement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\ʁə.ɡʁɛ.ta.blə.mɑ̃\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « regrettablement » en français

regrettablementsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

regrettablement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ʁə.ɡʁɛ.ta.blə.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "D’une manière regrettable.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for regrettablement, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is regrettablement, spelled R-E-G-R-E-T-T-A-B-L-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    D’une manière regrettable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Mais le vieux maître du Talmud était aussi un maître stratège, il y en aurait assez pour tout le monde : lorsque le lancer le fatiguait par trop, ses assistants le relayaient, avec, regrettablement, une exactitude moindre, qui déclenchait de voraces cafouillages.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "regrettablement"?
"regrettablement" is spelled R-E-G-R-E-T-T-A-B-L-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.ɡʁɛ.ta.blə.mɑ̃\.
What does "regrettablement" mean?
As an adverb, "regrettablement" means: D’une manière regrettable.
How do you pronounce "regrettablement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "regrettablement" is \ʁə.ɡʁɛ.ta.blə.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "regrettablement" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list