Which to use
“réglage” is a noun and “relaté” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,582
- “réglage” frequency rank
- #32,559
- “relaté” frequency rank
- 51141
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réglage | relaté |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de régler (par exemple une montre, un moteur, un tir d’artillerie…), ou résultat de cette action. | Participe passé masculin singulier de relater. |
Where the eye mixes réglage and relaté
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. réglage runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against relaté's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses réglage with relaté
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réglage is \ʁe.ɡlaʒ\ while relaté is \ʁə.la.te\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51141, 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\. relaté is at rank #32,559, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.la.te\.
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 51141, this pair ranks #157,265 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réglage vs relaté
Shared letters: aelré. Private to "réglage": g. Private to "relaté": t.
"réglage" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "relaté" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réglage" and "relaté" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "réglage" or "relaté" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "réglage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "relaté" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #157,265 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réglage" and "relaté" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relaté vs relit". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #157,265 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.