régatesvsrégléesWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#45,850
“régates” frequency rank
#29,963
“réglées” frequency rank
75813
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature régates réglées
Definition Pluriel de régate. Pluriel de réglée.

Where the eye mixes régates and réglées

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

7 ch
régates
7 ch
réglées

Visual trap between régates and réglées

A purely visual mix-up. régates (\ʁe.ɡat\) and réglées (\ʁe.ɡle\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75813, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

régates is recorded at frequency rank #45,850, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.ɡat\. réglées is at rank #29,963, tagged as anoun, 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 75813, this pair ranks #32,941 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of régates vs réglées

Shared letters: egrsé. Private to "régates": at. Private to "réglées": l.

"régates" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "réglées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "régates" and "réglées" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.ɡat\ versus \ʁe.ɡle\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "régates" vs "réglées" - which ranks higher?
"réglées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,963 in our French list, against #45,850 for "régates". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "régates" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "réglées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #32,941 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "régates" and "réglées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régates vs relatés". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #32,941 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