Which to use
“refouler” and “réguler” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,152
- “refouler” frequency rank
- #17,554
- “réguler” frequency rank
- 49706
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refouler | réguler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fouler (presser) de nouveau. | Ajuster de manière définitive ou permanente. |
Where the eye mixes refouler and réguler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses refouler with réguler
A purely visual mix-up. refouler (\ʁə.fu.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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49706, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refouler is recorded at frequency rank #32,152, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fu.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 49706, this pair ranks #168,462 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of refouler vs réguler
Shared letters: elru. Private to "refouler": fo. Private to "réguler": gé.
"refouler" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "réguler" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- refouler ← erfouler · reffouler · refoluer · refouelr · refoulerr · refouller · refoulre · refuoler
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "refouler" and "réguler" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "refouler" vs "réguler" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "refouler" 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 #168,462 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refouler" and "réguler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refoulée vs refouler". 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 #168,462 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.