Which to use
“régate” and “répète” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,648
- “régate” frequency rank
- #3,959
- “répète” frequency rank
- 47607
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | régate | répète |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Course d’embarcations, de yachts qui se disputent le prix de la vitesse. | (Apocope) Répétition. |
Where the eye mixes régate and répète
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: régate vs répète
A purely visual mix-up. régate (\ʁe.ɡat\) and répète (\ʁe.pɛt\) 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 47607, 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\. répète is at rank #3,959, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.pɛt\.
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 47607, this pair ranks #185,608 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of régate vs répète
Shared letters: erté. Private to "régate": ag. Private to "répète": pè.
"régate" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "répète" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "régate" and "répète" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "régate" vs "répète" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "régate" and "répète" 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 "répète" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #185,608 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "régate" and "répète" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régate vs Renata". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #185,608 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.