Which to use
“régner” and “rogner” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,252
- “régner” frequency rank
- #45,287
- “rogner” frequency rank
- 58539
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | régner | rogner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Exercer le pouvoir souverain dans un État monarchique ; se dit des princes souverains, même quand ils ne portent pas le titre de roi. | Retrancher, ôter quelque chose sur les extrémités, sur les bords d’une étoffe, d’un cuir, d’un morceau de bois, etc. |
Where the eye mixes régner and rogner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: régner vs rogner
A purely visual mix-up. régner (\ʁe.ɲe\) and rogner (\ʁɔ.ɲe\) 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 a single letter - é in “régner” becomes o in “rogner”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58539, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
régner is recorded at frequency rank #13,252, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ɲe\. rogner is at rank #45,287, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɔ.ɲe\.
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 58539, this pair ranks #108,491 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of régner vs rogner
Shared letters: egnr. Private to "régner": é. Private to "rogner": o.
"régner" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "rogner" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rogner ← orgner · rgoner · rogenr · roggner · rognerr · rognner · rognre · rrogner
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "régner" and "rogner" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "régner" or "rogner"?
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 "régner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rogner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #108,491 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "régner" and "rogner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Riner vs rogner". 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 #108,491 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.