Which to use
“reflex” is a noun and “réglez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,320
- “reflex” frequency rank
- #39,992
- “réglez” frequency rank
- 68312
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reflex | réglez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Type d’appareil photographique caractérisé par l’utilisation d’un objectif unique servant à la fois à la prise de vue et à la visée grâce à un système de miroir mobile (ou parfois avec deux objectifs, l’un servant à la prise de vue, l’autre à la visée). | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de régler. |
Where the eye mixes reflex and réglez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: reflex vs réglez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reflex is \ʁe.flɛks\ while réglez is \ʁe.ɡle\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68312, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reflex is recorded at frequency rank #28,320, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.flɛks\. réglez is at rank #39,992, 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 68312, this pair ranks #59,681 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reflex vs réglez
Shared letters: elr. Private to "reflex": fx. Private to "réglez": gzé.
"reflex" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "réglez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reflex ← erflex · refelx · refflex · reflexx · refllex · reflxe · relfex · rfelex
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reflex" and "réglez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "reflex" or "réglez"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "reflex" and "réglez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reflex" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réglez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,681 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reflex" and "réglez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réglez vs régulée". 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 #59,681 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.