regardéesvsregardsWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: regardées is a verb, regards is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“regardées” is a verb and “regards” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#43,630
“regardées” frequency rank
#5,698
“regards” frequency rank
49328
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature regardées regards
Definition Participe passé féminin pluriel de regarder. Pluriel de regard.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set regardées and regards apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
regardées
7 ch
regards

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: regardées is \ʁə.ɡaʁ.de\ while regards is \ʁə.ɡaʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 49328, 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\. 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 49328, this pair ranks #171,598 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of regardées vs regards

Shared letters: adegrs. Private to "regardées": é. Private to "regards": -.

"regardées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC  ·  "regards" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • regardsergards · reagrds · regadrs · regardds · regardss · regarrds · regarsd · reggards

Frequency comparison

regardées#43,630
regards#5,698

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "regardées" and "regards" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "regardées" is a verb and "regards" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "regardées" or "regards"?
"regards" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,698 in our French list, against #43,630 for "regardées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering regardées vs regards

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “regardées”; for a noun, it's “regards”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “regardées” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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