Which to use
“regain” and “région” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,575
- “regain” frequency rank
- #451
- “région” frequency rank
- 19026
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regain | région |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Herbe qui repousse dans les prés après qu’ils ont été fauchés. | Vaste territoire ; étendue de pays. |
Where the eye mixes regain and région
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. regain and région follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses regain with région
A purely visual mix-up. regain (\ʁə.ɡɛ̃\) and région (\ʁe.ʒjɔ̃\) 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 19026, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regain is recorded at frequency rank #18,575, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.ɡɛ̃\. région is at rank #451, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.ʒjɔ̃\.
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 19026, this pair ranks #375,397 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of regain vs région
Shared letters: ginr. Private to "regain": ae. Private to "région": oé.
"regain" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "région" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- regain ← ergain · reagin · regainn · regani · reggain · rgeain · rregain
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "regain" and "région" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "regain" or "région"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "regain" and "région" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "regain" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "région" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #375,397 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regain" and "région" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regain vs Reggio". 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 #375,397 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.