régiesvsrésinesConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#24,380
“régies” frequency rank
#36,146
“résines” frequency rank
60526
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature régies résines
Definition Pluriel de régie. Pluriel de résine.

Where the eye mixes régies and résines

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

6 ch
régies
7 ch
résines

Look-alike desk: régies vs résines

A purely visual mix-up. régies (\ʁe.ʒi\) and résines (\ʁe.zin\) 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 60526, 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\. résines is at rank #36,146, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.zin\.

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 60526, this pair ranks #97,155 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of régies vs résines

Shared letters: eirsé. Private to "régies": g. Private to "résines": n.

"régies" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "résines" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "régies" and "résines" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.ʒi\ versus \ʁe.zin\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "régies" vs "résines" - which ranks higher?
"régies" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,380 in our French list, against #36,146 for "résines". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "régies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "résines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #97,155 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "régies" and "résines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "résines vs révisés". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #97,155 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