Which to use
“regardez” and “retarde” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,402
- “regardez” frequency rank
- #26,160
- “retarde” frequency rank
- 27562
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regardez | retarde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de regarder. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de retarder. |
Where the eye mixes regardez and retarde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. regardez runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against retarde's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses regardez with retarde
A purely visual mix-up. regardez (\ʁə.ɡaʁ.de\) and retarde (\ʁə.taʁd\) 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 27562, 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\. retarde is at rank #26,160, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.taʁd\.
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 27562, this pair ranks #328,168 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regardez vs retarde
Shared letters: ader. Private to "regardez": gz. Private to "retarde": t.
"regardez" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "retarde" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "regardez" and "retarde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "regardez" or "retarde"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "regardez" and "retarde" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "regardez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "retarde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #328,168 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regardez" and "retarde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reparlé vs retarde". 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 #328,168 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.