Which to use
“regards” and “régates” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,698
- “regards” frequency rank
- #45,850
- “régates” frequency rank
- 51548
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regards | régates |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de regard. | Pluriel de régate. |
Where the eye mixes regards and régates
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between regards and régates
A purely visual mix-up. regards (\ʁə.ɡaʁ\) and régates (\ʁe.ɡat\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51548, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regards is recorded at frequency rank #5,698, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.ɡaʁ\. régates is at rank #45,850, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.ɡat\.
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 51548, this pair ranks #154,185 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regards vs régates
Shared letters: aegrs. Private to "regards": d. Private to "régates": té.
"regards" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "régates" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- regards ← ergards · reagrds · regadrs · regardds · regardss · regarrds · regarsd · reggards
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "regards" and "régates" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "regards" or "régates"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "regards" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "régates" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #154,185 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regards" and "régates" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régates vs relatés". 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 #154,185 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.