regrettonsvsremettonsWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“regrettons” and “remettons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#38,004
“regrettons” frequency rank
#41,494
“remettons” frequency rank
79498
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature regrettons remettons
Definition Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de regretter. Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de remettre.

Where the eye mixes regrettons and remettons

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. regrettons runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCC) against remettons's 9 (CVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
regrettons
9 ch
remettons

Visual trap between regrettons and remettons

A purely visual mix-up. regrettons (\ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tɔ̃\) and remettons (\ʁə.mɛ.tɔ̃\) 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 79498, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

regrettons is recorded at frequency rank #38,004, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tɔ̃\. remettons is at rank #41,494, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mɛ.tɔ̃\.

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 79498, this pair ranks #23,143 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of regrettons vs remettons

Shared letters: enorst. Private to "regrettons": g. Private to "remettons": m.

"regrettons" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC  ·  "remettons" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • regrettonsergrettons · regerttons · reggrettons · regretons · regretotns · regrettnos · regrettonns · regrettonss
  • remettonsermettons · reemttons · remetons · remetotns · remettnos · remettonns · remettonss · remettosn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "regrettons" and "remettons" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.ɡʁɛ.tɔ̃\ versus \ʁə.mɛ.tɔ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "regrettons" or "remettons"?
"regrettons" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,004 in our French list, against #41,494 for "remettons". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "regrettons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "remettons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #23,143 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "regrettons" and "remettons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remettons vs répétons". 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 #23,143 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list