Which to use
“regarder” is a verb and “retardée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #776
- “regarder” frequency rank
- #25,112
- “retardée” frequency rank
- 25888
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regarder | retardée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Porter ses regards sur quelque chose ou quelqu’un. | Femme qui a été retardée. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set regarder and retardée apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: regarder is \ʁə.ɡaʁ.de\ while retardée is \ʁə.taʁ.de\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25888, 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\. retardée is at rank #25,112, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.taʁ.de\.
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 25888, this pair ranks #338,306 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of regarder vs retardée
Shared letters: ader. Private to "regarder": g. Private to "retardée": té.
"regarder" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "retardée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- regarder ← ergarder · reagrder · regadrer · regardder · regarderr · regardre · regaredr · regarrder
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "regarder" and "retardée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "regarder" or "retardée"?
Remembering regarder vs retardée
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “regarder”; for a noun, it's “retardée”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “regarder” entry
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