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.
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
- regime ← ergime · reggime · regiem · regimme · regmie · reigme · rgeime · rregime
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "régate" and "regime" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "régate" vs "regime" - which ranks higher?
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.