Which to use
“reçois” and “regis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,232
- “reçois” frequency rank
- #34,282
- “regis” frequency rank
- 40514
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reçois | regis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de recevoir. | Passé du verbe regi. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set reçois and regis apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. reçois (\ʁə.swa\) and regis (\ˈre.ɡis\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40514, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reçois is recorded at frequency rank #6,232, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.swa\. regis is at rank #34,282, tagged as averb, pronounced \ˈre.ɡis\.
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 40514, this pair ranks #239,920 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reçois vs regis
Shared letters: eirs. Private to "reçois": oç. Private to "regis": g.
"reçois" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "regis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- regis ← ergis · reggis · regiss · regsi · reigs · rgeis · rregis