regardévsreparteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“regardé” and “reparte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,692
“regardé” frequency rank
#40,463
“reparte” frequency rank
43155
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature regardé reparte
Definition Participe passé masculin singulier de regarder. Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de repartir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set regardé and reparte apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
regardé
7 ch
reparte

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. regardé (\ʁə.ɡaʁ.de\) and reparte (\ʁə.paʁt\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43155, 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\. reparte is at rank #40,463, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.paʁt\.

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 43155, this pair ranks #220,238 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of regardé vs reparte

Shared letters: aer. Private to "regardé": dgé. Private to "reparte": pt.

"regardé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "reparte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reparteerparte · reaprte · reparet · reparrte · repartte · repatre · repparte · reprate

Frequency comparison

regardé#2,692
reparte#40,463

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "regardé" and "reparte" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.ɡaʁ.de\ versus \ʁə.paʁt\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "regardé" or "reparte"?
"regardé" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,692 in our French list, against #40,463 for "reparte". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering regardé vs reparte

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list