Which to use
“refoulée” is an adjective and “régulée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,899
- “refoulée” frequency rank
- #44,162
- “régulée” frequency rank
- 94061
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refoulée | régulée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de refoulé. | Participe passé féminin singulier de réguler. |
Where the eye mixes refoulée and régulée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. refoulée runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVV) against régulée's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between refoulée and régulée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: refoulée is \ʁə.fu.le\ while régulée is \ʁe.ɡy.le\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 94061, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refoulée is recorded at frequency rank #49,899, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.fu.le\. régulée is at rank #44,162, 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 94061, this pair ranks #1,873 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of refoulée vs régulée
Shared letters: elrué. Private to "refoulée": fo. Private to "régulée": g.
"refoulée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVV · "régulée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "refoulée" and "régulée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "refoulée" vs "régulée" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "refoulée" and "régulée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "refoulée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "régulée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,873 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refoulée" and "régulée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "redoutée vs refoulée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,873 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.