Which to use
“regrette” and “regrettera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,218
- “regrette” frequency rank
- #31,682
- “regrettera” frequency rank
- 34900
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regrette | regrettera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de regretter. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de regretter. |
Where the eye mixes regrette and regrettera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. regrette runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against regrettera's 10 (CVCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: regrette vs regrettera
A purely visual mix-up. regrette (\ʁə.ɡʁɛt\) and regrettera (\ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tə.ʁa\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “regrette” sits inside “regrettera”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34900, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regrette is recorded at frequency rank #3,218, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ɡʁɛt\. regrettera is at rank #31,682, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tə.ʁa\.
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 34900, this pair ranks #280,594 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regrette vs regrettera
Shared letters: egrt. Private to "regrette": -. Private to "regrettera": a.
"regrette" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "regrettera" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- regrette ← ergrette · regertte · reggrette · regrete · regretet · regrrette · regrtete · rergette
- regrettera ← ergrettera · regerttera · reggrettera · regretera · regretetra · regrettear · regretterra · regrettrea
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "regrette" for "regrettera" ever safe?
Frequency check: "regrette" vs "regrettera" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "regrette" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regrettera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,594 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regrette" and "regrettera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regrettera vs regretterez". 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 #280,594 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.