Which to use
“regagné” and “regardé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,031
- “regagné” frequency rank
- #2,692
- “regardé” frequency rank
- 39723
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regagné | regardé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de regagner. | Participe passé masculin singulier de regarder. |
Where the eye mixes regagné and regardé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. regagné and regardé follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses regagné with regardé
A purely visual mix-up. regagné (\ʁə.ɡa.ɲe\) and regardé (\ʁə.ɡaʁ.de\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39723, 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\. regardé is at rank #2,692, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ɡaʁ.de\.
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 39723, this pair ranks #245,861 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regagné vs regardé
Shared letters: aegré. Private to "regagné": n. Private to "regardé": d.
"regagné" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "regardé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "regagné" and "regardé" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "regagné" or "regardé" show up more?
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 "regardé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #245,861 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regagné" and "regardé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regagné vs régate". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #245,861 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.