régimesvsrésinesWhich spelling fits?

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“régimes” and “résines” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#5,920
“régimes” frequency rank
#36,146
“résines” frequency rank
42066
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature régimes résines
Definition Pluriel de régime. Pluriel de résine.

Where the eye mixes régimes and résines

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. régimes and résines follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
régimes
7 ch
résines

Visual trap between régimes and résines

A purely visual mix-up. régimes (\ʁe.ʒim\) and résines (\ʁe.zin\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42066, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

régimes is recorded at frequency rank #5,920, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.ʒim\. résines is at rank #36,146, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.zin\.

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 42066, this pair ranks #228,478 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of régimes vs résines

Shared letters: eirsé. Private to "régimes": gm. Private to "résines": n.

"régimes" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "résines" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "régimes" and "résines" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.ʒim\ versus \ʁe.zin\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "régimes" vs "résines" - which ranks higher?
"régimes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,920 in our French list, against #36,146 for "résines". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "régimes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "résines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #228,478 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "régimes" and "résines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "résines vs révisés". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #228,478 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list