Which to use
“refiler” and “réguler” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,334
- “refiler” frequency rank
- #17,554
- “réguler” frequency rank
- 47888
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refiler | réguler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Donner ou passer quelque chose à quelqu’un. | Ajuster de manière définitive ou permanente. |
Where the eye mixes refiler and réguler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses refiler with réguler
A purely visual mix-up. refiler (\ʁə.fi.le\) and réguler (\ʁe.ɡy.le\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47888, 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\. réguler is at rank #17,554, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ɡy.le\.
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 47888, this pair ranks #183,356 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of refiler vs réguler
Shared letters: elr. Private to "refiler": fi. Private to "réguler": gué.
"refiler" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "réguler" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- refiler ← erfiler · reffiler · refielr · refilerr · refiller · refilre · reflier · reifler
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "refiler" and "réguler" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "refiler" vs "réguler" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "refiler" and "réguler" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "refiler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réguler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #183,356 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refiler" and "réguler" 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 #183,356 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.