Which to use
“regardées” and “regardons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,630
- “regardées” frequency rank
- #17,245
- “regardons” frequency rank
- 60875
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regardées | regardons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de regarder. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de regarder. |
Where the eye mixes regardées and regardons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. regardées (CVCVCCVVC) and regardons (CVCVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between regardées and regardons
A purely visual mix-up. regardées (\ʁə.ɡaʁ.de\) and regardons (\ʁə.ɡaʁ.dɔ̃\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60875, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regardées is recorded at frequency rank #43,630, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ɡaʁ.de\. regardons is at rank #17,245, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ɡaʁ.dɔ̃\.
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 60875, this pair ranks #95,323 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of regardées vs regardons
Shared letters: adegrs. Private to "regardées": é. Private to "regardons": no.
"regardées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "regardons" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- regardons ← ergardons · reagrdons · regadrons · regarddons · regardnos · regardonns · regardonss · regardosn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "regardées" for "regardons" ever safe?
Frequency check: "regardées" vs "regardons" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "regardées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regardons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,323 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regardées" and "regardons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regardées vs retardés". 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 #95,323 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.