Which to use
“regagné” is a verb and “regain” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,031
- “regagné” frequency rank
- #18,575
- “regain” frequency rank
- 55606
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regagné | regain |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de regagner. | Herbe qui repousse dans les prés après qu’ils ont été fauchés. |
Where the eye mixes regagné and regain
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. regagné runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against regain's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: regagné vs regain
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: regagné is \ʁə.ɡa.ɲe\ while regain is \ʁə.ɡɛ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55606, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regagné is recorded at frequency rank #37,031, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ɡa.ɲe\. regain is at rank #18,575, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.ɡɛ̃\.
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 55606, this pair ranks #126,400 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regagné vs regain
Shared letters: aegnr. Private to "regagné": é. Private to "regain": i.
"regagné" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "regain" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- regain ← ergain · reagin · regainn · regani · reggain · rgeain · rregain
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "regagné" and "regain" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "regagné" or "regain"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "regagné" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regain" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #126,400 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regagné" and "regain" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regagné vs régate". 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 #126,400 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.