Which to use
“regagner” and “régaler” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,462
- “regagner” frequency rank
- #24,017
- “régaler” frequency rank
- 37479
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regagner | régaler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gagner ce qu’on avait perdu. | Donner un régal, offrir un plaisir de table. |
Where the eye mixes regagner and régaler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. regagner runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against régaler's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: regagner vs régaler
A purely visual mix-up. regagner (\ʁə.ɡa.ɲe\) and régaler (\ʁe.ɡa.le\) 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 37479, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regagner is recorded at frequency rank #13,462, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ɡa.ɲe\. régaler is at rank #24,017, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ɡa.le\.
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 37479, this pair ranks #262,224 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regagner vs régaler
Shared letters: aegr. Private to "regagner": n. Private to "régaler": lé.
"regagner" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "régaler" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- regagner ← ergagner · reaggner · regagenr · regaggner · regagnerr · regagnner · regagnre · reganger
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "regagner" and "régaler" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "regagner" or "régaler" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "regagner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "régaler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #262,224 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regagner" and "régaler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régaler vs rénales". 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 #262,224 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.