réglantvsrévélantTell them apart

Which to use

“réglant” and “révélant” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#42,595
“réglant” frequency rank
#17,555
“révélant” frequency rank
60150
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réglant révélant
Definition Participe présent de régler. Participe présent de révéler.

Where the eye mixes réglant and révélant

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. réglant runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against révélant's 8 (CVCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
réglant
8 ch
révélant

Visual trap between réglant and révélant

A purely visual mix-up. réglant (\ʁe.ɡlɑ̃\) and révélant (\ʁe.ve.lɑ̃\) 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 60150, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réglant is recorded at frequency rank #42,595, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ɡlɑ̃\. révélant is at rank #17,555, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ve.lɑ̃\.

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 60150, this pair ranks #99,190 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of réglant vs révélant

Shared letters: alnrté. Private to "réglant": g. Private to "révélant": v.

"réglant" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "révélant" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "réglant" and "révélant" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.ɡlɑ̃\ versus \ʁe.ve.lɑ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "réglant" vs "révélant" - which ranks higher?
"révélant" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,555 in our French list, against #42,595 for "réglant". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "réglant" and "révélant" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "réglant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "révélant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #99,190 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réglant" and "révélant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rageant vs réglant". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #99,190 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list