Which to use
“recèlent” and “règlent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,896
- “recèlent” frequency rank
- #29,957
- “règlent” frequency rank
- 79853
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recèlent | règlent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de receler. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de régler. |
Where the eye mixes recèlent and règlent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recèlent runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCC) against règlent's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between recèlent and règlent
A purely visual mix-up. recèlent (\ʁə.sɛl\) and règlent (\ʁɛɡl\) 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 79853, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recèlent is recorded at frequency rank #49,896, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.sɛl\. règlent is at rank #29,957, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɛɡl\.
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 79853, this pair ranks #22,331 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recèlent vs règlent
Shared letters: elnrtè. Private to "recèlent": c. Private to "règlent": g.
"recèlent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "règlent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recèlent" and "règlent" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "recèlent" vs "règlent" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "recèlent" and "règlent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recèlent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "règlent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,331 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recèlent" and "règlent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recèlent vs repèrent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #22,331 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.