Which to use
“régate” and “régule” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,648
- “régate” frequency rank
- #34,734
- “régule” frequency rank
- 78382
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | régate | régule |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Course d’embarcations, de yachts qui se disputent le prix de la vitesse. | Nom donné à différents alliages d’antimoine, d’étain ou de plomb. |
Where the eye mixes régate and régule
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: régate vs régule
A purely visual mix-up. régate (\ʁe.ɡat\) and régule (\ʁe.ɡyl\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78382, 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\. régule is at rank #34,734, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.ɡyl\.
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 78382, this pair ranks #25,894 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of régate vs régule
Shared letters: egré. Private to "régate": at. Private to "régule": lu.
"régate" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "régule" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "régate" and "régule" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "régate" or "régule"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "régate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "régule" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,894 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "régate" and "régule" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régate vs Renata". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #25,894 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.