Which to use
“récré” and “regret” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,457
- “récré” frequency rank
- #7,617
- “regret” frequency rank
- 29074
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récré | regret |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Période de la journée scolaire durant laquelle les enfants peuvent sortir et s’amuser. | Chagrin que cause la perte, la mort d’une personne. |
Where the eye mixes récré and regret
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. récré runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against regret's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between récré and regret
A purely visual mix-up. récré (\ʁe.kʁe\) and regret (\ʁə.ɡʁɛ\) 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 29074, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
récré is recorded at frequency rank #21,457, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.kʁe\. regret is at rank #7,617, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.ɡʁɛ\.
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 29074, this pair ranks #318,908 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of récré vs regret
Shared letters: r. Private to "récré": cé. Private to "regret": egt.
"récré" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "regret" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- regret ← ergret · regert · reggret · regrett · regrret · regrte · rerget · rgeret
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "récré" and "regret" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "récré" vs "regret" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "récré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regret" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #318,908 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récré" and "regret" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recife vs récré". 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 #318,908 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.