Which to use
“régies” and “regret” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,380
- “régies” frequency rank
- #7,617
- “regret” frequency rank
- 31997
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | régies | regret |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de régie. | Chagrin que cause la perte, la mort d’une personne. |
Where the eye mixes régies and regret
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. régies (CVCVVC) and regret (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between régies and regret
A purely visual mix-up. régies (\ʁe.ʒi\) and regret (\ʁə.ɡʁɛ\) 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 31997, 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\. regret is at rank #7,617, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.ɡʁɛ\.
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 31997, this pair ranks #300,234 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of régies vs regret
Shared letters: egr. Private to "régies": isé. Private to "regret": t.
"régies" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "regret" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- regret ← ergret · regert · reggret · regrett · regrret · regrte · rerget · rgeret
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "régies" and "regret" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "régies" or "regret"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "régies" and "regret" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "régies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regret" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #300,234 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "régies" and "regret" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régies vs Reis". 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 #300,234 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.