Which to use
“regard” is a noun and “regardée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,207
- “regard” frequency rank
- #17,246
- “regardée” frequency rank
- 18453
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regard | regardée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Manière de diriger les yeux vers quelque chose afin de voir. | Participe passé féminin singulier de regarder. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set regard and regardée apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: regard is \ʁə.ɡaʁ\ while regardée is \ʁə.ɡaʁ.de\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “regard” sits inside “regardée”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18453, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regard is recorded at frequency rank #1,207, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.ɡaʁ\. regardée is at rank #17,246, 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 18453, this pair ranks #378,236 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of regard vs regardée
Shared letters: adegr. Private to "regard": -. Private to "regardée": é.
"regard" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "regardée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- regard ← ergard · reagrd · regadr · regardd · regarrd · reggard · regrad · rgeard
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "regard" and "regardée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "regard" or "regardée"?
Remembering regard vs regardée
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “regard”; for a verb, it's “regardée”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “regard” entry
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