régatevsregimeTell them apart

Which to use

“régate” and “regime” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#43,648
“régate” frequency rank
#25,105
“regime” frequency rank
68753
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature régate regime
Definition Course d’embarcations, de yachts qui se disputent le prix de la vitesse. Régime.

Where the eye mixes régate and regime

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

6 ch
régate
6 ch
regime

Look-alike desk: régate vs regime

A purely visual mix-up. régate (\ʁe.ɡat\) and regime (\ɹeɪ.ˈʒiːm\) 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 68753, 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\. regime is at rank #25,105, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɹeɪ.ˈʒiːm\.

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 68753, this pair ranks #57,862 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of régate vs regime

Shared letters: egr. Private to "régate": até. Private to "regime": im.

"régate" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "regime" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • regimeergime · reggime · regiem · regimme · regmie · reigme · rgeime · rregime

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "régate" and "regime" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.ɡat\ versus \ɹeɪ.ˈʒiːm\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "régate" vs "regime" - which ranks higher?
"regime" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,105 in our French list, against #43,648 for "régate". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "régate" and "regime" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "régate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "regime" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #57,862 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "régate" and "regime" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régate vs Renata". 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 #57,862 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list