Which to use
“régence” and “régent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,314
- “régence” frequency rank
- #16,001
- “régent” frequency rank
- 34315
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | régence | régent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui rappelle le style, les mœurs de Philippe d’Orléans, régent de France. | Qui régit, qui gouverne l’État pendant la minorité, l’incapacité ou l’absence du souverain. |
Where the eye mixes régence and régent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. régence runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against régent's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses régence with régent
A purely visual mix-up. régence (\ʁe.ʒɑ̃s\) and régent (\ʁe.ʒɑ̃\) 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 34315, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
régence is recorded at frequency rank #18,314, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.ʒɑ̃s\. régent is at rank #16,001, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.ʒɑ̃\.
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 34315, this pair ranks #284,688 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of régence vs régent
Shared letters: egnré. Private to "régence": c. Private to "régent": t.
"régence" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "régent" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "régence" and "régent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "régence" vs "régent" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "régence" and "régent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "régence" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "régent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #284,688 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "régence" and "régent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régent vs rement". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #284,688 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.