Which to use
“réglable” is an adjective and “retable” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,541
- “réglable” frequency rank
- #39,505
- “retable” frequency rank
- 77046
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réglable | retable |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qu’il est possible de régler. | Pièce d’architecture contre laquelle est appuyé l’autel et dont le fond, placé au-dessus de l’autel, contient un tableau, un bas-relief, une statue, etc. |
Where the eye mixes réglable and retable
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between réglable and retable
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réglable is \ʁe.ɡlabl\ while retable is \ʁə.tabl\. 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 77046, 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\. retable is at rank #39,505, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.tabl\.
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 77046, this pair ranks #29,460 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réglable vs retable
Shared letters: abelr. Private to "réglable": gé. Private to "retable": t.
"réglable" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "retable" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- retable ← ertable · reatble · retabble · retabel · retablle · retalbe · retbale · rettable
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réglable" for "retable" ever safe?
Which is more common, "réglable" or "retable"?
What to do next
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 "retable" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,460 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réglable" and "retable" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reparlé vs retable". 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 #29,460 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.