Which to use
“régies” is a noun and “réglez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,380
- “régies” frequency rank
- #39,992
- “réglez” frequency rank
- 64372
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | régies | réglez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de régie. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de régler. |
Where the eye mixes régies and réglez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. régies (CVCVVC) and réglez (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses régies with réglez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: régies is \ʁe.ʒi\ while réglez is \ʁe.ɡle\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64372, 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\. réglez is at rank #39,992, tagged as averb, 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 64372, this pair ranks #77,363 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of régies vs réglez
Shared letters: egré. Private to "régies": is. Private to "réglez": lz.
"régies" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "réglez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "régies" and "réglez" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "régies" or "réglez" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "régies" and "réglez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "régies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réglez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #77,363 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "régies" and "réglez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réglez vs régulée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #77,363 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.