Which to use
“régaler” and “régulée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,017
- “régaler” frequency rank
- #44,162
- “régulée” frequency rank
- 68179
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | régaler | régulée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Donner un régal, offrir un plaisir de table. | Participe passé féminin singulier de réguler. |
Where the eye mixes régaler and régulée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. régaler (CVCVCVC) and régulée (CVCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: régaler vs régulée
A purely visual mix-up. régaler (\ʁe.ɡa.le\) and régulée (\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 68179, 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\. régulée is at rank #44,162, 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 68179, this pair ranks #60,236 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of régaler vs régulée
Shared letters: eglré. Private to "régaler": a. Private to "régulée": u.
"régaler" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "régulée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "régaler" and "régulée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "régaler" or "régulée" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "régaler" and "régulée" 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 "régulée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,236 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "régaler" and "régulée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refoulée vs régulée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #60,236 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.