régiesvsrégléesWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#24,380
“régies” frequency rank
#29,963
“réglées” frequency rank
54343
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature régies réglées
Definition Pluriel de régie. Pluriel de réglée.

Where the eye mixes régies and réglées

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. régies runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against réglées's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
régies
7 ch
réglées

Why the eye confuses régies with réglées

A purely visual mix-up. régies (\ʁe.ʒi\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54343, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

régies is recorded at frequency rank #24,380, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.ʒi\. 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 54343, this pair ranks #134,680 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of régies vs réglées

Shared letters: egrsé. Private to "régies": i. Private to "réglées": l.

"régies" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "réglées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "régies" and "réglées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.ʒi\ versus \ʁe.ɡle\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "régies" or "réglées"?
"régies" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,380 in our French list, against #29,963 for "réglées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "régies" 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 #134,680 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "régies" and "réglées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régates vs réglées". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #134,680 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