Which to use
“regarder” and “réparer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #776
- “regarder” frequency rank
- #4,986
- “réparer” frequency rank
- 5762
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regarder | réparer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Porter ses regards sur quelque chose ou quelqu’un. | Remettre en état ce qui a été endommagé. |
Where the eye mixes regarder and réparer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: regarder vs réparer
A purely visual mix-up. regarder (\ʁə.ɡaʁ.de\) and réparer (\ʁe.pa.ʁe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5762, 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\. réparer is at rank #4,986, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pa.ʁe\.
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 5762, this pair ranks #428,139 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of regarder vs réparer
Shared letters: aer. Private to "regarder": dg. Private to "réparer": pé.
"regarder" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "réparer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- regarder ← ergarder · reagrder · regadrer · regardder · regarderr · regardre · regaredr · regarrder
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "regarder" and "réparer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "regarder" or "réparer"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "regarder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réparer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #428,139 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regarder" and "réparer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réparent vs réparer". 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 #428,139 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.