Which to use
“regard” is a noun and “remord” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,207
- “regard” frequency rank
- #46,408
- “remord” frequency rank
- 47615
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regard | remord |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Manière de diriger les yeux vers quelque chose afin de voir. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de remordre. |
Where the eye mixes regard and remord
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. regard and remord follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between regard and remord
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: regard is \ʁə.ɡaʁ\ while remord is \ʁə.mɔʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47615, 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\. remord is at rank #46,408, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mɔʁ\.
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 47615, this pair ranks #185,543 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regard vs remord
Shared letters: der. Private to "regard": ag. Private to "remord": mo.
"regard" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "remord" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "regard" and "remord" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "regard" or "remord" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "regard" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remord" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #185,543 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regard" and "remord" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remord vs remote". 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 #185,543 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.