regrette vs regrettez, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“regrette” and “regrettez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,218
“regrette” frequency rank: #39,496
“regrettez” frequency rank: 42714
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	regrette	regrettez
Definition	Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de regretter.	Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de regretter.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set regrette and regrettez apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch

regrette

9 ch

regrettez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. regrette (\ʁə.ɡʁɛt\) and regrettez (\ʁə.ɡʁɛ.te\) 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 extra letter(s) - “regrette” sits inside “regrettez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42714, 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\. regrettez is at rank #39,496, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ɡʁɛ.te\.

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 42714, this pair ranks #223,518 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of regrette vs regrettez

Shared letters: egrt. Private to "regrette": -. Private to "regrettez": z.

"regrette" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "regrettez" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

regrette ← ergrette · regertte · reggrette · regrete · regretet · regrrette · regrtete · rergette
regrettez ← ergrettez · regerttez · reggrettez · regretetz · regretez · regrettezz · regrettze · regrrettez

Frequency comparison

regrette#3,218

regrettez#39,496

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "regrette" and "regrettez" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (\ʁə.ɡʁɛt\ versus \ʁə.ɡʁɛ.te\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "regrette" or "regrettez"?

"regrette" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,218 in our French list, against #39,496 for "regrettez". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering regrette vs regrettez

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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