recalévsrégalerConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#41,998
“recalé” frequency rank
#24,017
“régaler” frequency rank
66015
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recalé régaler
Definition Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe recaler. Donner un régal, offrir un plaisir de table.

Where the eye mixes recalé and régaler

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. recalé runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against régaler's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
recalé
7 ch
régaler

Look-alike desk: recalé vs régaler

A purely visual mix-up. recalé (\ʁə.ka.le\) and régaler (\ʁe.ɡa.le\) 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 66015, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

recalé is recorded at frequency rank #41,998, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ka.le\. régaler is at rank #24,017, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ɡa.le\.

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 66015, this pair ranks #69,723 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of recalé vs régaler

Shared letters: aelré. Private to "recalé": c. Private to "régaler": g.

"recalé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "régaler" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "recalé" and "régaler" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.ka.le\ versus \ʁe.ɡa.le\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "recalé" vs "régaler" - which ranks higher?
"régaler" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,017 in our French list, against #41,998 for "recalé". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "recalé" and "régaler" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "recalé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "régaler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #69,723 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recalé" and "régaler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recalé vs rénal". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #69,723 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