réglablevsréglageWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: réglable is a adjective, réglage is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“réglable” is an adjective and “réglage” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#37,541
“réglable” frequency rank
#18,582
“réglage” frequency rank
56123
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réglable réglage
Definition Qu’il est possible de régler. Action de régler (par exemple une montre, un moteur, un tir d’artillerie…), ou résultat de cette action.

Where the eye mixes réglable and réglage

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. réglable runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against réglage's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
réglable
7 ch
réglage

Why the eye confuses réglable with réglage

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réglable is \ʁe.ɡlabl\ while réglage is \ʁe.ɡlaʒ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56123, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réglable is recorded at frequency rank #37,541, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.ɡlabl\. réglage is at rank #18,582, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.ɡlaʒ\.

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 56123, this pair ranks #123,121 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of réglable vs réglage

Shared letters: aeglré. Private to "réglable": b. Private to "réglage": -.

"réglable" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "réglage" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "réglable" and "réglage" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "réglable" is an adjective and "réglage" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "réglable" vs "réglage" - which ranks higher?
"réglage" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,582 in our French list, against #37,541 for "réglable". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "réglable" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "réglage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #123,121 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réglable" and "réglage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réglable vs retable". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #123,121 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