Which to use
“regional” is an adjective and “régions” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,680
- “regional” frequency rank
- #1,421
- “régions” frequency rank
- 37101
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regional | régions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Régional. | Pluriel de région. |
Where the eye mixes regional and régions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. regional runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVC) 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 regional with régions
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: regional is \ʁeɡi̯oˈnaːl\ while régions is \ʁe.ʒjɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37101, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regional is recorded at frequency rank #35,680, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁeɡi̯oˈnaːl\. 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 37101, this pair ranks #264,888 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regional vs régions
Shared letters: ginor. Private to "regional": ael. Private to "régions": sé.
"regional" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "régions" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- regional ← ergional · reggional · reginoal · regioanl · regionall · regionla · regionnal · regoinal
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "regional" and "régions" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "regional" or "régions"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "regional" and "régions" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "regional" 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 #264,888 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regional" and "régions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Reginald vs regional". 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 #264,888 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.