Which to use
“réglage” is a noun and “regorge” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,582
- “réglage” frequency rank
- #24,357
- “regorge” frequency rank
- 42939
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réglage | regorge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de régler (par exemple une montre, un moteur, un tir d’artillerie…), ou résultat de cette action. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de regorger. |
Where the eye mixes réglage and regorge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: réglage vs regorge
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réglage is \ʁe.ɡlaʒ\ while regorge is \ʁə.ɡɔʁʒ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42939, 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\. regorge is at rank #24,357, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ɡɔʁʒ\.
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 42939, this pair ranks #221,786 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réglage vs regorge
Shared letters: egr. Private to "réglage": alé. Private to "regorge": o.
"réglage" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "regorge" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- regorge ← ergorge · reggorge · regogre · regoreg · regorgge · regorrge · regroge · reogrge
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "réglage" and "regorge" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "réglage" vs "regorge" - 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 "réglage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regorge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #221,786 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réglage" and "regorge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regorge vs regorgent". 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 #221,786 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.