régatesvsréputésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: régates is a noun, réputés is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“régates” is a noun and “réputés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#45,850
“régates” frequency rank
#14,145
“réputés” frequency rank
59995
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature régates réputés
Definition Pluriel de régate. Masculin pluriel de réputé.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set régates and réputés apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
régates
7 ch
réputés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: régates is \ʁe.ɡat\ while réputés is \ʁe.py.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59995, 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\. réputés is at rank #14,145, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.py.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 59995, this pair ranks #100,030 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of régates vs réputés

Shared letters: rsté. Private to "régates": aeg. Private to "réputés": pu.

"régates" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "réputés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequency comparison

régates#45,850
réputés#14,145

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "régates" and "réputés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "régates" is a noun and "réputés" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "régates" or "réputés"?
"réputés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,145 in our French list, against #45,850 for "régates". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering régates vs réputés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “régates”; for an adjective, it's “réputés”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “régates” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list