Which to use
“réglages” and “réglées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,148
- “réglages” frequency rank
- #29,963
- “réglées” frequency rank
- 49111
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réglages | réglées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de réglage. | Pluriel de réglée. |
Where the eye mixes réglages and réglées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. réglages runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against réglées's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses réglages with réglées
A purely visual mix-up. réglages (\ʁe.ɡlaʒ\) and réglées (\ʁe.ɡle\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49111, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réglages is recorded at frequency rank #19,148, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.ɡlaʒ\. réglées is at rank #29,963, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.ɡle\.
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 49111, this pair ranks #173,399 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réglages vs réglées
Shared letters: eglrsé. Private to "réglages": a. Private to "réglées": -.
"réglages" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "réglées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réglages" for "réglées" ever safe?
Which is more common, "réglages" or "réglées"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "réglages" and "réglées" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "réglages" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réglées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,399 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réglages" and "réglées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régates vs réglées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #173,399 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.