Which to use
“régaler” and “regarder” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,017
- “régaler” frequency rank
- #776
- “regarder” frequency rank
- 24793
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | régaler | regarder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Donner un régal, offrir un plaisir de table. | Porter ses regards sur quelque chose ou quelqu’un. |
Where the eye mixes régaler and regarder
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. régaler runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against regarder's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: régaler vs regarder
A purely visual mix-up. régaler (\ʁe.ɡa.le\) and regarder (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24793, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
régaler is recorded at frequency rank #24,017, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ɡa.le\. regarder is at rank #776, 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 24793, this pair ranks #344,577 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of régaler vs regarder
Shared letters: aegr. Private to "régaler": lé. Private to "regarder": d.
"régaler" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "regarder" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- regarder ← ergarder · reagrder · regadrer · regardder · regarderr · regardre · regaredr · regarrder
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "régaler" for "regarder" ever safe?
Which is more common, "régaler" or "regarder"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "régaler" and "regarder" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "régaler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regarder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #344,577 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "régaler" and "regarder" 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 #344,577 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.