Which to use
“regime” and “régule” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,105
- “regime” frequency rank
- #34,734
- “régule” frequency rank
- 59839
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regime | régule |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Régime. | Nom donné à différents alliages d’antimoine, d’étain ou de plomb. |
Where the eye mixes regime and régule
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses regime with régule
A purely visual mix-up. regime (\ɹeɪ.ˈʒiːm\) and régule (\ʁe.ɡyl\) 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 59839, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regime is recorded at frequency rank #25,105, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɹeɪ.ˈʒiːm\. régule is at rank #34,734, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.ɡyl\.
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 59839, this pair ranks #100,922 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of regime vs régule
Shared letters: egr. Private to "regime": im. Private to "régule": lué.
"regime" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "régule" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- regime ← ergime · reggime · regiem · regimme · regmie · reigme · rgeime · rregime
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "regime" and "régule" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "regime" vs "régule" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "regime" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "régule" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #100,922 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regime" and "régule" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régule vs remué". 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 #100,922 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.