Which to use
“régate” and “reste” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,648
- “régate” frequency rank
- #205
- “reste” frequency rank
- 43853
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | régate | reste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Course d’embarcations, de yachts qui se disputent le prix de la vitesse. | Ce qui demeure d’un tout, d’une plus grande quantité ; ce qui subsiste d’une chose passée, tant au sens physique qu’au sens moral. |
Where the eye mixes régate and reste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses régate with reste
A purely visual mix-up. régate (\ʁe.ɡat\) and reste (\ʁɛst\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43853, 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\. reste is at rank #205, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁɛst\.
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 43853, this pair ranks #214,882 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of régate vs reste
Shared letters: ert. Private to "régate": agé. Private to "reste": s.
"régate" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "reste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- reste ← erste · resste · restte · retse · rreste · rsete
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "régate" and "reste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "régate" or "reste" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "régate" and "reste" 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 "reste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #214,882 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "régate" and "reste" 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 #214,882 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.