Which to use
“réglage” and “roulage” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,582
- “réglage” frequency rank
- #35,700
- “roulage” frequency rank
- 54282
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réglage | roulage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de régler (par exemple une montre, un moteur, un tir d’artillerie…), ou résultat de cette action. | Transport des marchandises par voiture. |
Where the eye mixes réglage and roulage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. réglage (CVCCVCV) and roulage (CVVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses réglage with roulage
A purely visual mix-up. réglage (\ʁe.ɡlaʒ\) and roulage (\ʁu.laʒ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54282, 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\. roulage is at rank #35,700, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁu.laʒ\.
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 54282, this pair ranks #135,072 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réglage vs roulage
Shared letters: aeglr. Private to "réglage": é. Private to "roulage": ou.
"réglage" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "roulage" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- roulage ← orulage · roluage · roualge · roulaeg · roulagge · roulgae · roullage · rroulage
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "réglage" and "roulage" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "réglage" vs "roulage" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "roulage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #135,072 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réglage" and "roulage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rodage vs roulage". 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 #135,072 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.