Which to use
“regarda” and “regardais” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,540
- “regarda” frequency rank
- #10,221
- “regardais” frequency rank
- 27761
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regarda | regardais |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de regarder. | Première personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de regarder. |
Where the eye mixes regarda and regardais
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. regarda runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against regardais's 9 (CVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: regarda vs regardais
A purely visual mix-up. regarda (\ʁə.ɡaʁ.da\) and regardais (\ʁə.ɡaʁ.dɛ\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “regarda” sits inside “regardais”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27761, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regarda is recorded at frequency rank #17,540, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ɡaʁ.da\. regardais is at rank #10,221, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ɡaʁ.dɛ\.
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 27761, this pair ranks #326,959 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regarda vs regardais
Shared letters: adegr. Private to "regarda": -. Private to "regardais": is.
"regarda" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "regardais" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "regarda" and "regardais" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "regarda" vs "regardais" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "regarda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regardais" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #326,959 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regarda" and "regardais" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regardais vs regardées". 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 #326,959 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.