Which to use
“régate” and “remake” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,648
- “régate” frequency rank
- #14,548
- “remake” frequency rank
- 58196
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | régate | remake |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Course d’embarcations, de yachts qui se disputent le prix de la vitesse. | Copie ; reprise ; refonte ; réédition. |
Where the eye mixes régate and remake
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: régate vs remake
A purely visual mix-up. régate (\ʁe.ɡat\) and remake (\ʁi.mɛ(j)k\) 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 58196, 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\. remake is at rank #14,548, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁi.mɛ(j)k\.
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 58196, this pair ranks #110,475 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of régate vs remake
Shared letters: aer. Private to "régate": gté. Private to "remake": km.
"régate" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "remake" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- remake ← ermake · reamke · remaek · remakke · remkae · remmake · rmeake · rremake
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "régate" for "remake" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "régate" or "remake" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "régate" and "remake" 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 "remake" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,475 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "régate" and "remake" 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 #110,475 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.