Which to use
“regretter” and “regretteras” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,881
- “regretter” frequency rank
- #38,003
- “regretteras” frequency rank
- 44884
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regretter | regretteras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Avoir du chagrin de l’absence, de la perte, de la mort de quelqu’un. | Deuxième personne du singulier du futur de regretter. |
Where the eye mixes regretter and regretteras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. regretter runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against regretteras's 11 (CVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between regretter and regretteras
A purely visual mix-up. regretter (\ʁə.ɡʁe.te\) and regretteras (\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) - “regretter” sits inside “regretteras”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44884, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regretter is recorded at frequency rank #6,881, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ɡʁe.te\. regretteras is at rank #38,003, 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 44884, this pair ranks #207,074 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regretter vs regretteras
Shared letters: egrt. Private to "regretter": -. Private to "regretteras": as.
"regretter" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "regretteras" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- regretter ← ergretter · regertter · reggretter · regreter · regretetr · regretterr · regrettre · regrretter
- regretteras ← ergretteras · regertteras · reggretteras · regreteras · regretetras · regrettears · regretterass · regretterras
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "regretter" for "regretteras" ever safe?
Frequency check: "regretter" vs "regretteras" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "regretter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regretteras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #207,074 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regretter" and "regretteras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regretteras 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 #207,074 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.