Which to use
“regardez” and “réparez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,402
- “regardez” frequency rank
- #46,428
- “réparez” frequency rank
- 47830
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regardez | réparez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de regarder. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de réparer. |
Where the eye mixes regardez and réparez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between regardez and réparez
A purely visual mix-up. regardez (\ʁə.ɡaʁ.de\) and réparez (\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 47830, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regardez is recorded at frequency rank #1,402, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ɡaʁ.de\. réparez is at rank #46,428, 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 47830, this pair ranks #183,809 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regardez vs réparez
Shared letters: aerz. Private to "regardez": dg. Private to "réparez": pé.
"regardez" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "réparez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- regardez ← ergardez · reagrdez · regadrez · regarddez · regardezz · regardze · regaredz · regarrdez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "regardez" for "réparez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "regardez" vs "réparez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "regardez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réparez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #183,809 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regardez" and "réparez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réparent vs réparez". 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 #183,809 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.