réglage vs réglages, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#18,582
“réglage” frequency rank: #19,148
“réglages” frequency rank: 37730
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	réglage	réglages
Definition	Action de régler (par exemple une montre, un moteur, un tir d’artillerie…), ou résultat de cette action.	Pluriel de réglage.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set réglage and réglages apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch

réglage

8 ch

réglages

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. réglage and réglages are pronounced identically (\ʁe.ɡlaʒ\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “réglage” sits inside “réglages”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37730, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réglage is recorded at frequency rank #18,582, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.ɡlaʒ\. réglages is at rank #19,148, 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 37730, this pair ranks #260,337 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of réglage vs réglages

Shared letters: aeglré. Private to "réglage": -. Private to "réglages": s.

"réglage" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "réglages" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Frequency comparison

réglage#18,582

réglages#19,148

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "réglage" and "réglages" be used interchangeably?

No. They are pronounced the same (\ʁe.ɡlaʒ\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.

Which is more common, "réglage" or "réglages"?

"réglage" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,582 in our French list, against #19,148 for "réglages". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering réglage vs réglages

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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