Which to use
“Reagan” is a name and “réagis” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,982
- “Reagan” frequency rank
- #21,759
- “réagis” frequency rank
- 38741
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Reagan | réagis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille irlandais, porté notamment par Ronald Reagan, homme politique américain. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de réagir. |
Where the eye mixes Reagan and réagis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Reagan and réagis follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Reagan vs réagis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Reagan is \ʁe.ɡan\ while réagis is \ʁe.a.ʒi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38741, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Reagan is recorded at frequency rank #16,982, classified as aname, pronounced \ʁe.ɡan\. réagis is at rank #21,759, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.a.ʒi\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 38741, this pair ranks #253,142 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Reagan vs réagis
Shared letters: agr. Private to "Reagan": en. Private to "réagis": isé.
"Reagan" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "réagis" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Reagan ← eragan · raegan · reaagn · reagann · reaggan · reagna · regaan · rreagan
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Reagan" for "réagis" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Reagan" or "réagis"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Reagan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réagis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #253,142 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Reagan" and "réagis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réagis vs Reis". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #253,142 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.