réglementaire
\ʁɛ.ɡlə.mɑ̃.tɛʁ\
The verdict
“réglementaire” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #10,235 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #10,235
- frequency rank, French
- 13
- letters
- 20
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui appartient au règlement ; qui est conforme au règlement.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | réglementaire |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ʁɛ.ɡlə.mɑ̃.tɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #10,235 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “réglementaire” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for réglementaire is 13 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁɛ.ɡlə.mɑ̃.tɛʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #10,235 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for réglementaire, with forms such as "reglementaire", "rgélementaire", and "rréglementaire". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "réglementaires", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is réglementaire, spelled R-É-G-L-E-M-E-N-T-A-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1Qui appartient au règlement ; qui est conforme au règlement.
- 2Qualifie un acte émanant du pouvoir exécutif.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: reglementaire,rgélementaire,rréglementaire,régelmentaire,régglementaire,régleemntaire,réglemenatire,réglemenntaire,réglementaier,réglementairre,réglementarie,réglementiare,réglementtaire,réglemetnaire,réglemmentaire,réglemnetaire,régllementaire,réglmeentaire,rélgementaire,érglementaire
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of réglementaire - 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.
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.
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Using “réglementaire”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is R-É-G-L-E-M-E-N-T-A-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʁɛ.ɡlə.mɑ̃.tɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “réglementaires” - see the side-by-side comparison. réglementaire vs réglementaires
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.