Which to use
“reeves” is a noun and “réglés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,154
- “reeves” frequency rank
- #22,690
- “réglés” frequency rank
- 48844
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reeves | réglés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de reeve. | Masculin pluriel de réglé. |
Where the eye mixes reeves and réglés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. reeves (CVVCVC) and réglés (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between reeves and réglés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reeves is \ʁiv\ while réglés is \ʁe.ɡle\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48844, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reeves is recorded at frequency rank #26,154, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁiv\. 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 48844, this pair ranks #175,601 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reeves vs réglés
Shared letters: rs. Private to "reeves": ev. Private to "réglés": glé.
"reeves" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "réglés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reeves ← ereves · reeevs · reevess · reevse · reevves · revees · reves · rreeves
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reeves" and "réglés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "reeves" or "réglés" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "reeves" 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 #175,601 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reeves" and "réglés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "râles vs réglés". 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 #175,601 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.