Which to use
“regrettent” and “regrettez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,739
- “regrettent” frequency rank
- #39,496
- “regrettez” frequency rank
- 64235
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regrettent | regrettez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de regretter. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de regretter. |
Where the eye mixes regrettent and regrettez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. regrettent runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCC) against regrettez's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: regrettent vs regrettez
A purely visual mix-up. regrettent (\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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64235, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regrettent is recorded at frequency rank #24,739, 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 64235, this pair ranks #78,027 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of regrettent vs regrettez
Shared letters: egrt. Private to "regrettent": n. Private to "regrettez": z.
"regrettent" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "regrettez" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- regrettent ← ergrettent · regerttent · reggrettent · regretent · regretetnt · regrettennt · regrettentt · regrettetn
- regrettez ← ergrettez · regerttez · reggrettez · regretetz · regretez · regrettezz · regrettze · regrrettez
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "regrettent" and "regrettez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "regrettent" or "regrettez" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "regrettent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regrettez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #78,027 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regrettent" and "regrettez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regretterez vs regrettez". 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 #78,027 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.