règlement

\ʁɛ.ɡlə.mɑ̃\

/\ʁɛ.ɡlə.mɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“règlement” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,384. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,384
frequency rank, French
507,453
“R” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ordonnance, prescription qui détermine ce que l’on doit faire.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

règlement vs règlent
78% similar
règlement vs relèvent
56% similar
règlement vs rendement
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for règlement
PropertyValue
Headwordrèglement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁɛ.ɡlə.mɑ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#2,384
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “règlement” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). règlement lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around règlement (IPA \ʁɛ.ɡlə.mɑ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,384 among 507,453 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for règlement, with forms such as "reglement", "rgèlement", and "rrèglement". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "règlent", "relèvent", "rendement", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is règlement, spelled R-È-G-L-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ordonnance, prescription qui détermine ce que l’on doit faire.
  2. 2
    Acte du pouvoir exécutif ayant une portée générale.
  3. 3
    Acte exécutif pris pour régler les modalités d'application d'une loi.
  4. 4
    Acte prescriptif pris par un conseil municipal pour régler l'administration de la Ville et toute autre question relevant de sa compétence.
  5. 5
    Statuts d’une assemblée délibérante.
  6. 6
    Ordre à observer, distribution des exercices, des travaux, etc., dans une communauté, dans une manufacture, etc.
  7. 7
    Action de régler, de déterminer, de résoudre.
  8. 8
    Action de payer, de régler une facture
  9. 9
    Règlement de juges, Arrêt qui décide devant quels juges un procès doit être porté.
  10. 10
    Action de régler les mémoires des entrepreneurs, des ouvriers, d’en réduire les articles à leur juste valeur.
  11. 11
    Acte juridique de l'Union européenne obligatoire dans tous ses éléments (c'est-à-dire, qu'il ne peut s'appliquer partiellement ou de manière sélective) dès son entrée en vigueur, soit la date précisée par le règlement lui-même, ou à défaut dans les 20 jours suivant sa publication au Journal officiel.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: reglement,rgèlement,rrèglement,règelment,règglement,règleemnt,règlemennt,règlementt,règlemetn,règlemment,règlemnet,règllement,règlmeent,rèlgement,èrglement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of règlement - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

reglement1rgèlement2rrèglement1règelment2règglement1règleemnt2règlemennt1règlementt1
Edit distance from "règlement"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "règlement"?
"règlement" is spelled R-È-G-L-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɛ.ɡlə.mɑ̃\.
What does "règlement" mean?
As a noun, "règlement" means: Ordonnance, prescription qui détermine ce que l’on doit faire.
What words are commonly confused with "règlement"?
"règlement" is commonly confused with "règlent", "relèvent", "rendement". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "règlement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "règlement" is \ʁɛ.ɡlə.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "règlement" come from?
"règlement" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “règlement”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is R-È-G-L-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁɛ.ɡlə.mɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “règlent” - see the side-by-side comparison. règlement vs règlent
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list