Which to use
“regrette” and “rejette” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,218
- “regrette” frequency rank
- #8,296
- “rejette” frequency rank
- 11514
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regrette | rejette |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de regretter. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de rejeter. |
Where the eye mixes regrette and rejette
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. regrette runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against rejette's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between regrette and rejette
A purely visual mix-up. regrette (\ʁə.ɡʁɛt\) and rejette (\ʁə.ʒɛt\) 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 11514, 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\. rejette is at rank #8,296, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ʒɛt\.
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 11514, this pair ranks #408,859 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of regrette vs rejette
Shared letters: ert. Private to "regrette": g. Private to "rejette": j.
"regrette" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "rejette" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "regrette" and "rejette" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "regrette" vs "rejette" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "rejette" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #408,859 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regrette" and "rejette" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rejette vs revêtue". 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 #408,859 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.