Which to use
“reflets” and “réglées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,482
- “reflets” frequency rank
- #29,963
- “réglées” frequency rank
- 45445
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reflets | réglées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de reflet. | Pluriel de réglée. |
Where the eye mixes reflets and réglées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses reflets with réglées
A purely visual mix-up. reflets (\ʁə.flɛ\) and réglées (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45445, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reflets is recorded at frequency rank #15,482, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.flɛ\. réglées is at rank #29,963, tagged as anoun, 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 45445, this pair ranks #202,657 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reflets vs réglées
Shared letters: elrs. Private to "reflets": ft. Private to "réglées": gé.
"reflets" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "réglées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reflets ← erflets · refelts · refflets · reflest · refletss · refletts · refllets · refltes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reflets" and "réglées" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "reflets" or "réglées"?
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 "reflets" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réglées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #202,657 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reflets" and "réglées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régates vs réglées". 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 #202,657 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.