Which to use
“reggae” and “réglée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,964
- “reggae” frequency rank
- #14,354
- “réglée” frequency rank
- 34318
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reggae | réglée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Style de musique jamaïcain apparu dans les années 1960. | Pile de feuille de carton. |
Where the eye mixes reggae and réglée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: reggae vs réglée
A purely visual mix-up. reggae (\ʁe.ɡe\) and réglée (\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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34318, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reggae is recorded at frequency rank #19,964, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.ɡe\. réglée is at rank #14,354, 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 34318, this pair ranks #284,671 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reggae vs réglée
Shared letters: egr. Private to "reggae": a. Private to "réglée": lé.
"reggae" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "réglée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- reggae ← erggae · regae · regage · reggea · rgegae · rreggae
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reggae" and "réglée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "reggae" or "réglée"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "reggae" and "réglée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reggae" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réglée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #284,671 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reggae" and "réglée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reggae vs Reggio". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #284,671 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.