Which to use
“regrettent” and “remettent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,739
- “regrettent” frequency rank
- #13,898
- “remettent” frequency rank
- 38637
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regrettent | remettent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de regretter. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de remettre. |
Where the eye mixes regrettent and remettent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. regrettent runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCC) against remettent's 9 (CVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: regrettent vs remettent
A purely visual mix-up. regrettent (\ʁə.ɡʁɛt\) and remettent (\ʁə.mɛt\) 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 38637, 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\. remettent is at rank #13,898, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mɛt\.
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 38637, this pair ranks #253,880 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regrettent vs remettent
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "regrettent": g. Private to "remettent": m.
"regrettent" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "remettent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- regrettent ← ergrettent · regerttent · reggrettent · regretent · regretetnt · regrettennt · regrettentt · regrettetn
- remettent ← ermettent · reemttent · remetent · remetetnt · remettennt · remettentt · remettetn · remettnet
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "regrettent" for "remettent" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "regrettent" or "remettent" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "regrettent" and "remettent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "regrettent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remettent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #253,880 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regrettent" and "remettent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regrettent 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 #253,880 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.