Which to use
“regagné” is a verb and “réglage” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,031
- “regagné” frequency rank
- #18,582
- “réglage” frequency rank
- 55613
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regagné | réglage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de regagner. | Action de régler (par exemple une montre, un moteur, un tir d’artillerie…), ou résultat de cette action. |
Where the eye mixes regagné and réglage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. regagné (CVCVCCV) and réglage (CVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between regagné and réglage
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: regagné is \ʁə.ɡa.ɲe\ while réglage is \ʁe.ɡlaʒ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55613, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regagné is recorded at frequency rank #37,031, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ɡa.ɲe\. réglage is at rank #18,582, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.ɡlaʒ\.
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 55613, this pair ranks #126,344 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regagné vs réglage
Shared letters: aegré. Private to "regagné": n. Private to "réglage": l.
"regagné" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "réglage" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "regagné" for "réglage" ever safe?
Frequency check: "regagné" vs "réglage" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "regagné" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réglage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #126,344 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regagné" and "réglage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regagné vs régate". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #126,344 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.