réélusvsréglésWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: réélus is a verb, réglés is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“réélus” is a verb and “réglés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#44,714
“réélus” frequency rank
#22,690
“réglés” frequency rank
67404
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réélus réglés
Definition Participe passé masculin pluriel de réélire. Masculin pluriel de réglé.

Where the eye mixes réélus and réglés

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. réélus (CVVCVC) and réglés (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
réélus
6 ch
réglés

Visual trap between réélus and réglés

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réélus is \ʁe.e.ly\ while réglés is \ʁe.ɡle\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67404, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réélus is recorded at frequency rank #44,714, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.e.ly\. 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 67404, this pair ranks #63,579 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of réélus vs réglés

Shared letters: lrsé. Private to "réélus": u. Private to "réglés": g.

"réélus" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "réglés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "réélus" for "réglés" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "réélus" is a verb and "réglés" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "réélus" vs "réglés" - which ranks higher?
"réglés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,690 in our French list, against #44,714 for "réélus". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "réélus" 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 #63,579 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réélus" and "réglés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réélus vs révolus". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #63,579 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list