regretter
\ʁə.ɡʁe.te\
The verdict
“regretter” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #6,881. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #6,881
- frequency rank, French
- 507,453
- “R” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Avoir du chagrin de l’absence, de la perte, de la mort de quelqu’un.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | regretter |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʁə.ɡʁe.te\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #6,881 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “regretter” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around regretter (IPA \ʁə.ɡʁe.te\), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,881 among 507,453 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for regretter, with forms such as "ergretter", "regertter", and "reggretter". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "regrettez", "regrettera", "regretteras", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is regretter, spelled R-E-G-R-E-T-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Avoir du chagrin de l’absence, de la perte, de la mort de quelqu’un.
- 2Avoir du déplaisir de la perte, de la privation de quelque chose.
- 3Éprouver un repentir, un sentiment de regret, un déplaisir de quelque chose.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ergretter,regertter,reggretter,regreter,regretetr,regretterr,regrettre,regrretter,regrteter,rergetter,rgeretter,rregretter
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of regretter - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “regretter”
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-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʁə.ɡʁe.te\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “regrettez” - see the side-by-side comparison. regretter vs regrettez
- 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.