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.
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?
Frequency check: "régaler" vs "réglera" - which ranks higher?
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.