Which to use
“regardé” is a verb and “régate” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,692
- “regardé” frequency rank
- #43,648
- “régate” frequency rank
- 46340
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regardé | régate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de regarder. | Course d’embarcations, de yachts qui se disputent le prix de la vitesse. |
Where the eye mixes regardé and régate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. regardé runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against régate's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses regardé with régate
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: regardé is \ʁə.ɡaʁ.de\ while régate is \ʁe.ɡat\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46340, 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\. régate is at rank #43,648, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.ɡat\.
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 46340, this pair ranks #195,762 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regardé vs régate
Shared letters: aegré. Private to "regardé": d. Private to "régate": t.
"regardé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "régate" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "regardé" and "régate" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "regardé" vs "régate" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "regardé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "régate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #195,762 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regardé" and "régate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régate vs Renata". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #195,762 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.