Which to use
“raclée” and “réglée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,546
- “raclée” frequency rank
- #14,354
- “réglée” frequency rank
- 46900
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raclée | réglée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Coups répétés portés à une personne ou à un animal. | Pile de feuille de carton. |
Where the eye mixes raclée and réglée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. raclée and réglée follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses raclée with réglée
A purely visual mix-up. raclée (\ʁɑ.kle\) and réglée (\ʁe.ɡle\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46900, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raclée is recorded at frequency rank #32,546, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁɑ.kle\. réglée is at rank #14,354, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.ɡle\.
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 46900, this pair ranks #191,163 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of raclée vs réglée
Shared letters: elré. Private to "raclée": ac. Private to "réglée": g.
"raclée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "réglée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "raclée" and "réglée" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "raclée" vs "réglée" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "raclée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réglée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #191,163 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raclée" and "réglée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "raclée vs râles". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #191,163 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.