Which to use
“regarder” and “remarier” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #776
- “regarder” frequency rank
- #37,526
- “remarier” frequency rank
- 38302
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regarder | remarier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Porter ses regards sur quelque chose ou quelqu’un. | Marier de nouveau. |
Where the eye mixes regarder and remarier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. regarder (CVCVCCVC) and remarier (CVCVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses regarder with remarier
A purely visual mix-up. regarder (\ʁə.ɡaʁ.de\) and remarier (\ʁə.ma.ʁje\) 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 38302, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regarder is recorded at frequency rank #776, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ɡaʁ.de\. remarier is at rank #37,526, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ma.ʁje\.
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 38302, this pair ranks #256,226 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regarder vs remarier
Shared letters: aer. Private to "regarder": dg. Private to "remarier": im.
"regarder" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "remarier" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "regarder" for "remarier" ever safe?
Frequency check: "regarder" vs "remarier" - 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 "regarder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remarier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #256,226 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regarder" and "remarier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remanier vs remarier". 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 #256,226 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.