Which to use
“régates” and “répétés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,850
- “régates” frequency rank
- #17,263
- “répétés” frequency rank
- 63113
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | régates | répétés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de régate. | Pluriel de répété. |
Where the eye mixes régates and répétés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. régates and répétés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses régates with répétés
A purely visual mix-up. régates (\ʁe.ɡat\) and répétés (\ʁe.pe.te\) 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 63113, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
régates is recorded at frequency rank #45,850, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.ɡat\. répétés is at rank #17,263, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.pe.te\.
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 63113, this pair ranks #83,683 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of régates vs répétés
Shared letters: rsté. Private to "régates": aeg. Private to "répétés": p.
"régates" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "répétés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "régates" and "répétés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "régates" or "répétés" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "régates" and "répétés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "régates" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "répétés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #83,683 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "régates" and "répétés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régates vs relatés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #83,683 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.