Which to use
“regrettait” and “remettait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,939
- “regrettait” frequency rank
- #26,507
- “remettait” frequency rank
- 56446
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regrettait | remettait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de regretter. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de remettre. |
Where the eye mixes regrettait and remettait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. regrettait runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVVC) against remettait's 9 (CVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses regrettait with remettait
A purely visual mix-up. regrettait (\ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tɛ\) and remettait (\ʁə.mɛ.tɛ\) 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 56446, 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\. remettait is at rank #26,507, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mɛ.tɛ\.
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 56446, this pair ranks #121,048 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regrettait vs remettait
Shared letters: aeirt. Private to "regrettait": g. Private to "remettait": m.
"regrettait" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC · "remettait" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- regrettait ← ergrettait · regerttait · reggrettait · regretait · regretatit · regrettaitt · regrettati · regrettiat
- remettait ← ermettait · reemttait · remetait · remetatit · remettaitt · remettati · remettiat · remmettait
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "regrettait" and "remettait" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "regrettait" or "remettait"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "regrettait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remettait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,048 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regrettait" and "remettait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rejetait vs remettait". 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 #121,048 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.