Which to use
“regrettait” and “regrettent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,939
- “regrettait” frequency rank
- #24,739
- “regrettent” frequency rank
- 54678
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regrettait | regrettent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de regretter. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de regretter. |
Where the eye mixes regrettait and regrettent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. regrettait (CVCCVCCVVC) and regrettent (CVCCVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between regrettait and regrettent
A purely visual mix-up. regrettait (\ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tɛ\) and regrettent (\ʁə.ɡʁɛt\) 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 54678, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regrettait is recorded at frequency rank #29,939, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tɛ\. regrettent is at rank #24,739, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ɡʁɛt\.
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 54678, this pair ranks #132,410 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regrettait vs regrettent
Shared letters: egrt. Private to "regrettait": ai. Private to "regrettent": n.
"regrettait" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC · "regrettent" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- regrettait ← ergrettait · regerttait · reggrettait · regretait · regretatit · regrettaitt · regrettati · regrettiat
- regrettent ← ergrettent · regerttent · reggrettent · regretent · regretetnt · regrettennt · regrettentt · regrettetn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "regrettait" and "regrettent" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "regrettait" or "regrettent"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "regrettait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regrettent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #132,410 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regrettait" and "regrettent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regrettait vs regrettant". 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 #132,410 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.