Which to use
“regardé” is a verb and “regards” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,692
- “regardé” frequency rank
- #5,698
- “regards” frequency rank
- 8390
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regardé | regards |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de regarder. | Pluriel de regard. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set regardé and regards apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
regardé and regards form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by a single letter - é in “regardé” becomes s in “regards” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8390, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regardé is recorded at frequency rank #2,692, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ɡaʁ.de\. regards is at rank #5,698, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.ɡaʁ\.
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 8390, this pair ranks #420,186 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "regardé" and "regards" be used interchangeably?
Remembering regardé vs regards
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “regardé”; for a noun, it's “regards”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “regardé” entry
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