Which to use
“râles” is a noun and “réglés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,774
- “râles” frequency rank
- #22,690
- “réglés” frequency rank
- 71464
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | râles | réglés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de râle. | Masculin pluriel de réglé. |
Where the eye mixes râles and réglés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. râles runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against réglés's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: râles vs réglés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: râles is \ʁɑl\ while réglés is \ʁe.ɡle\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71464, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
râles is recorded at frequency rank #48,774, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁɑl\. réglés is at rank #22,690, tagged as anadj, 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 71464, this pair ranks #47,462 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of râles vs réglés
Shared letters: lrs. Private to "râles": eâ. Private to "réglés": gé.
"râles" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "réglés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "râles" and "réglés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "râles" or "réglés" show up more?
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 "râles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réglés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,462 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "râles" and "réglés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "râles vs rasées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #47,462 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.