Which to use
“reculés” and “réglés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,432
- “reculés” frequency rank
- #22,690
- “réglés” frequency rank
- 56122
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reculés | réglés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de reculé. | Masculin pluriel de réglé. |
Where the eye mixes reculés and réglés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. reculés runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against réglés's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: reculés vs réglés
A purely visual mix-up. reculés (\ʁə.ky.le\) and réglés (\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 56122, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reculés is recorded at frequency rank #33,432, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.ky.le\. 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 56122, this pair ranks #123,128 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reculés vs réglés
Shared letters: lrsé. Private to "reculés": ceu. Private to "réglés": g.
"reculés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "réglés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reculés" for "réglés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "reculés" or "réglés"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "reculés" and "réglés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reculés" 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 #123,128 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reculés" and "réglés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reculés vs rénales". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #123,128 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.