Which to use
“régate” and “régates” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,648
- “régate” frequency rank
- #45,850
- “régates” frequency rank
- 89498
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | régate | régates |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Course d’embarcations, de yachts qui se disputent le prix de la vitesse. | Pluriel de régate. |
Same sound, different letters: régate vs régates
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. régate runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against régates's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - régate and régates
This is the hard kind. régate and régates are pronounced identically (\ʁe.ɡat\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “régate” sits inside “régates”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89498, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
régate is recorded at frequency rank #43,648, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.ɡat\. 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 89498, this pair ranks #5,724 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of régate vs régates
Shared letters: aegrté. Private to "régate": -. Private to "régates": s.
"régate" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "régates" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "régate" for "régates" ever safe?
Frequency check: "régate" vs "régates" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "régate" / "régates". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "régate" 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 #5,724 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "régate" and "régates" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régates vs relatés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #5,724 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.