regrettant

\ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tɑ̃\

/\ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tɑ̃\/ verb

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The verdict

“regrettant” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #37,521. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,521
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Participe présent de regretter.

Corpus desk

Index FR-regrettant · regrettant · French

regrettant · rank #37,521 · 14 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,521
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH refoulement

Nearest frequency peer: refoulement (-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 « regrettant »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « regrettant » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

regrettant vs remettant
80% similar
regrettant vs regrettent
90% similar
regrettant vs regrettons
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for regrettant
PropertyValue
Headwordregrettant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tɑ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#37,521
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « regrettant »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.regrettantse 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 « refoulement » (#37,520), « rehaussé » (#37,522), « redéfinition » (#37,519). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « regrettant » est au #37,521. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around regrettant (IPA \ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tɑ̃\), averb. Corpus frequency is #37,521 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Participe présent de regretter.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for regrettant, with forms such as "ergrettant", "regerttant", and "reggrettant". 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, "remettant", "regrettent", "regrettons", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is regrettant, spelled R-E-G-R-E-T-T-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participe présent de regretter.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ergrettant
  • regerttant
  • reggrettant
  • regretant
  • regretatnt
  • regrettannt
  • regrettantt
  • regrettatn
  • regrettnat
  • regrrettant
  • regrtetant
  • rergettant
  • rgerettant
  • rregrettant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of regrettant - 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.

ergrettant2regerttant2reggrettant1regretant1regretatnt2regrettannt1regrettantt1regrettatn2
Edit distance from "regrettant"

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 "regrettant"?
"regrettant" is spelled R-E-G-R-E-T-T-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tɑ̃\.
What does "regrettant" mean?
As a verb, "regrettant" means: Participe présent de regretter.
What words are commonly confused with "regrettant"?
"regrettant" is commonly confused with "remettant", "regrettent", "regrettons". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "regrettant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "regrettant" is \ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "regrettant" come from?
"regrettant" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

redécouvre#37,518relevaient#37,524redondance#37,517rattachent#37,513

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

radiateurs14 variantspulvérisé14 variantsprélevées14 variantsSalisbury14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list