Which to use
“refuser” and “réguler” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,562
- “refuser” frequency rank
- #17,554
- “réguler” frequency rank
- 21116
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refuser | réguler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rejeter une demande, ne pas accorder ce qui est demandé ; ne pas vouloir faire ce qui est exigé, prescrit, ordonné. | Ajuster de manière définitive ou permanente. |
Where the eye mixes refuser and réguler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: refuser vs réguler
A purely visual mix-up. refuser (\ʁə.fy.ze\) 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 21116, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refuser is recorded at frequency rank #3,562, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fy.ze\. 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 21116, this pair ranks #364,772 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of refuser vs réguler
Shared letters: eru. Private to "refuser": fs. Private to "réguler": glé.
"refuser" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "réguler" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- refuser ← erfuser · reffuser · refsuer · refuesr · refuserr · refusre · refusser · reufser
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "refuser" and "réguler" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "refuser" or "réguler" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "refuser" and "réguler" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "refuser" 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 #364,772 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refuser" and "réguler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régulée vs réguler". 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 #364,772 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.