Which to use
“régence” is an adjective and “renonce” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,314
- “régence” frequency rank
- #9,378
- “renonce” frequency rank
- 27692
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | régence | renonce |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui rappelle le style, les mœurs de Philippe d’Orléans, régent de France. | Action de ne pas fournir de la couleur demandée ; état de celui qui ne peut pas fournir d’une couleur. |
Where the eye mixes régence and renonce
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. régence and renonce follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between régence and renonce
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: régence is \ʁe.ʒɑ̃s\ while renonce is \ʁə.nɔ̃s\. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27692, 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\. renonce is at rank #9,378, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.nɔ̃s\.
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 27692, this pair ranks #327,403 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of régence vs renonce
Shared letters: cenr. Private to "régence": gé. Private to "renonce": o.
"régence" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "renonce" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- renonce ← ernonce · rennoce · rennonce · renocne · renoncce · renonec · renonnce · reonnce
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "régence" and "renonce" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "régence" or "renonce"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "régence" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "renonce" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #327,403 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "régence" and "renonce" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "renonce vs renoncez". 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 #327,403 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.