Which to use
“reculées” and “réglées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,515
- “reculées” frequency rank
- #29,963
- “réglées” frequency rank
- 67478
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reculées | réglées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de reculée. | Pluriel de réglée. |
Where the eye mixes reculées and réglées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. reculées runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against réglées's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses reculées with réglées
A purely visual mix-up. reculées (\ʁə.ky.le\) and réglées (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67478, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reculées is recorded at frequency rank #37,515, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.ky.le\. réglées is at rank #29,963, 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 67478, this pair ranks #63,286 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reculées vs réglées
Shared letters: elrsé. Private to "reculées": cu. Private to "réglées": g.
"reculées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "réglées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reculées" for "réglées" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "reculées" or "réglées" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "reculées" and "réglées" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reculées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réglées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,286 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reculées" and "réglées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reculées vs régulée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #63,286 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.