réformévsregorgeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: réformé is a adjective, regorge is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“réformé” is an adjective and “regorge” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#23,357
“réformé” frequency rank
#24,357
“regorge” frequency rank
47714
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réformé regorge
Definition Qui n’est plus utilisé Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de regorger.

Letter map: réformé vs regorge

Shared letters muted; letters that set réformé and regorge apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

7 ch
réformé
7 ch
regorge

Grammar separator: réformé vs regorge

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: réformé is anadjective and regorgeaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47714, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réformé is recorded at frequency rank #23,357, classified as anadj. regorge is at rank #24,357, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ɡɔʁʒ\.

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 47714, this pair ranks #184,750 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of réformé vs regorge

Shared letters: or. Private to "réformé": fmé. Private to "regorge": eg.

"réformé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "regorge" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • regorgeergorge · reggorge · regogre · regoreg · regorgge · regorrge · regroge · reogrge

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "réformé" and "regorge" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "réformé" is an adjective and "regorge" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "réformé" vs "regorge" - which ranks higher?
"réformé" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,357 in our French list, against #24,357 for "regorge". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "réformé" and "regorge".

  • Full dictionary entry for "réformé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "regorge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #184,750 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réformé" and "regorge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réformé vs réformées". 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 #184,750 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list