Which to use
“régies” and “regime” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,380
- “régies” frequency rank
- #25,105
- “regime” frequency rank
- 49485
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | régies | regime |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de régie. | Régime. |
Where the eye mixes régies and regime
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. régies (CVCVVC) and regime (CVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses régies with regime
A purely visual mix-up. régies (\ʁe.ʒi\) and regime (\ɹeɪ.ˈʒiːm\) 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 49485, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
régies is recorded at frequency rank #24,380, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.ʒi\. regime is at rank #25,105, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɹeɪ.ˈʒiːm\.
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 49485, this pair ranks #170,245 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of régies vs regime
Shared letters: egir. Private to "régies": sé. Private to "regime": m.
"régies" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "regime" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- regime ← ergime · reggime · regiem · regimme · regmie · reigme · rgeime · rregime
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "régies" and "regime" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "régies" or "regime"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "régies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regime" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #170,245 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "régies" and "regime" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recife vs regime". 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 #170,245 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.