Which to use
“regrettez” and “remettez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,496
- “regrettez” frequency rank
- #22,675
- “remettez” frequency rank
- 62171
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regrettez | remettez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de regretter. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de remettre. |
Where the eye mixes regrettez and remettez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. regrettez runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against remettez's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between regrettez and remettez
A purely visual mix-up. regrettez (\ʁə.ɡʁɛ.te\) and remettez (\ʁə.mɛ.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 62171, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regrettez is recorded at frequency rank #39,496, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ɡʁɛ.te\. remettez is at rank #22,675, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mɛ.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 62171, this pair ranks #88,495 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of regrettez vs remettez
Shared letters: ertz. Private to "regrettez": g. Private to "remettez": m.
"regrettez" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "remettez" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "regrettez" and "remettez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "regrettez" or "remettez"?
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 "regrettez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remettez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #88,495 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regrettez" and "remettez" 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 #88,495 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.