régalevsréglezWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: régale is a adjective, réglez is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“régale” is an adjective and “réglez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#20,558
“régale” frequency rank
#39,992
“réglez” frequency rank
60550
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature régale réglez
Definition Royal. Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de régler.

Where the eye mixes régale and réglez

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. régale (CVCVCV) and réglez (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
régale
6 ch
réglez

Look-alike desk: régale vs réglez

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: régale is \ʁe.ɡal\ 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60550, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

régale is recorded at frequency rank #20,558, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.ɡal\. 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 60550, this pair ranks #97,040 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of régale vs réglez

Shared letters: eglré. Private to "régale": a. Private to "réglez": z.

"régale" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "réglez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "régale" and "réglez" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "régale" is an adjective and "réglez" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "régale" or "réglez"?
"régale" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,558 in our French list, against #39,992 for "réglez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "régale" and "réglez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "régale" 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 #97,040 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "régale" and "réglez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réglez vs régulée". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #97,040 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list