Which to use
“reculent” and “règlent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,556
- “reculent” frequency rank
- #29,957
- “règlent” frequency rank
- 62513
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reculent | règlent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de reculer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de régler. |
Where the eye mixes reculent and règlent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. reculent 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.
Why the eye confuses reculent with règlent
A purely visual mix-up. reculent (\ʁə.kyl\) 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 62513, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reculent is recorded at frequency rank #32,556, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.kyl\. 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 62513, this pair ranks #86,696 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reculent vs règlent
Shared letters: elnrt. Private to "reculent": cu. Private to "règlent": gè.
"reculent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "règlent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reculent ← erculent · rceulent · recculent · recluent · recuelnt · reculennt · reculentt · reculetn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reculent" for "règlent" ever safe?
Frequency check: "reculent" vs "règlent" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "reculent" and "règlent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reculent" 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 #86,696 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reculent" and "règlent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recèlent vs reculent". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #86,696 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.