Which to use
“reculés” is an adjective and “régule” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,432
- “reculés” frequency rank
- #34,734
- “régule” frequency rank
- 68166
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reculés | régule |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de reculé. | Nom donné à différents alliages d’antimoine, d’étain ou de plomb. |
Where the eye mixes reculés and régule
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. reculés runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against régule's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses reculés with régule
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reculés is \ʁə.ky.le\ while régule is \ʁe.ɡyl\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68166, 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\. régule is at rank #34,734, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.ɡyl\.
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 68166, this pair ranks #60,287 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reculés vs régule
Shared letters: elrué. Private to "reculés": cs. Private to "régule": g.
"reculés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "régule" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reculés" for "régule" ever safe?
Frequency check: "reculés" vs "régule" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "reculés" and "régule" 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 "régule" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,287 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reculés" and "régule" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reculés vs rénales". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #60,287 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.