Which to use
“regina” and “régions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,348
- “regina” frequency rank
- #1,421
- “régions” frequency rank
- 15769
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regina | régions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Type de pizza. Variante orthographique de Regina. → voir reine | Pluriel de région. |
Where the eye mixes regina and régions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. regina runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against régions's 7 (CVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses regina with régions
A purely visual mix-up. regina (\ʁe.ʒi.na\) and régions (\ʁe.ʒjɔ̃\) 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 15769, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regina is recorded at frequency rank #14,348, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.ʒi.na\. régions is at rank #1,421, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.ʒjɔ̃\.
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 15769, this pair ranks #390,907 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of regina vs régions
Shared letters: ginr. Private to "regina": ae. Private to "régions": osé.
"regina" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "régions" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- regina ← ergina · reggina · regian · reginna · regnia · reigna · rgeina · rregina
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "regina" and "régions" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "regina" or "régions"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "regina" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "régions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #390,907 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regina" and "régions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réagira vs regina". 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 #390,907 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.