régalervsrégleraConfusable pair

Which to use

“régaler” and “réglera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#24,017
“régaler” frequency rank
#32,169
“réglera” frequency rank
56186
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature régaler réglera
Definition Donner un régal, offrir un plaisir de table. Troisième personne du singulier du futur de régler.

Where the eye mixes régaler and réglera

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. régaler (CVCVCVC) and réglera (CVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
régaler
7 ch
réglera

Visual trap between régaler and réglera

A purely visual mix-up. régaler (\ʁe.ɡa.le\) and réglera (\ʁɛ.ɡlə.ʁa\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56186, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

régaler is recorded at frequency rank #24,017, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ɡa.le\. réglera is at rank #32,169, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɛ.ɡlə.ʁa\.

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 56186, this pair ranks #122,669 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of régaler vs réglera

Shared letters: aeglré. Private to "régaler": -. Private to "réglera": -.

"régaler" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "réglera" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "régaler" for "réglera" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.ɡa.le\ versus \ʁɛ.ɡlə.ʁa\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "régaler" vs "réglera" - which ranks higher?
"régaler" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,017 in our French list, against #32,169 for "réglera". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "régaler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "réglera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #122,669 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "régaler" and "réglera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refera vs réglera". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #122,669 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