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. |
Same sound, different letters: réglage vs réglages
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. réglage runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against réglages's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - réglage and réglages
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réglage" for "réglages" ever safe?
Which is more common, "réglage" or "réglages"?
What to do next
"réglage" and "réglages" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "réglage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réglages" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #260,337 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réglage" and "réglages" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réglages vs relatés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #260,337 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.