Which to use
“régnait” and “rendait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,673
- “régnait” frequency rank
- #8,028
- “rendait” frequency rank
- 27701
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | régnait | rendait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de régner. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de rendre. |
Where the eye mixes régnait and rendait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between régnait and rendait
A purely visual mix-up. régnait (\ʁe.ɲɛ\) and rendait (\ʁɑ̃.dɛ\) 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 27701, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
régnait is recorded at frequency rank #19,673, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ɲɛ\. rendait is at rank #8,028, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.dɛ\.
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 27701, this pair ranks #327,340 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of régnait vs rendait
Shared letters: ainrt. Private to "régnait": gé. Private to "rendait": de.
"régnait" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "rendait" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rendait ← erndait · rednait · renadit · rendaitt · rendati · renddait · rendiat · renndait
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "régnait" for "rendait" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "régnait" or "rendait" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "régnait" and "rendait" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "régnait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rendait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #327,340 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "régnait" and "rendait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régnait vs Resnais". 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 #327,340 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.