Which to use
“refiler” and “régler” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,334
- “refiler” frequency rank
- #2,595
- “régler” frequency rank
- 32929
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refiler | régler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Donner ou passer quelque chose à quelqu’un. | Tirer avec la règle des lignes droites sur du papier, du carton, etc. |
Where the eye mixes refiler and régler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: refiler vs régler
A purely visual mix-up. refiler (\ʁə.fi.le\) and régler (\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 32929, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refiler is recorded at frequency rank #30,334, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fi.le\. régler is at rank #2,595, tagged as averb, 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 32929, this pair ranks #294,015 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of refiler vs régler
Shared letters: elr. Private to "refiler": fi. Private to "régler": gé.
"refiler" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "régler" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- refiler ← erfiler · reffiler · refielr · refilerr · refiller · refilre · reflier · reifler
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "refiler" for "régler" ever safe?
Frequency check: "refiler" vs "régler" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "refiler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "régler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #294,015 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refiler" and "régler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refiler vs renifler". 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 #294,015 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.