Which to use
“regagner” and “résigner” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,462
- “regagner” frequency rank
- #29,134
- “résigner” frequency rank
- 42596
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regagner | résigner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gagner ce qu’on avait perdu. | Se démettre, remettre. Il s’entendait ordinairement d’un bénéfice. |
Where the eye mixes regagner and résigner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. regagner and résigner follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses regagner with résigner
A purely visual mix-up. regagner (\ʁə.ɡa.ɲe\) and résigner (\ʁe.zi.ɲe\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42596, 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\. résigner is at rank #29,134, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.zi.ɲe\.
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 42596, this pair ranks #224,415 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regagner vs résigner
Shared letters: egnr. Private to "regagner": a. Private to "résigner": isé.
"regagner" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "résigner" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- regagner ← ergagner · reaggner · regagenr · regaggner · regagnerr · regagnner · regagnre · reganger
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "regagner" and "résigner" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "regagner" or "résigner"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "regagner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "résigner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #224,415 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regagner" and "résigner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "résigner vs résines". 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 #224,415 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.