Which to use
“réglé” is an adjective and “réglées” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,808
- “réglé” frequency rank
- #29,963
- “réglées” frequency rank
- 35771
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réglé | réglées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est sage, régulier. | Pluriel de réglée. |
Same sound, different letters: réglé vs réglées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. réglé runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against réglées's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - réglé and réglées
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: réglé and réglées carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁe.ɡle\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “réglé” sits inside “réglées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35771, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réglé is recorded at frequency rank #5,808, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.ɡle\. 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 35771, this pair ranks #274,352 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réglé vs réglées
Shared letters: glré. Private to "réglé": -. Private to "réglées": es.
"réglé" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "réglées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "réglé" and "réglées" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "réglé" or "réglées"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "réglé" / "réglées". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "réglé" 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 #274,352 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réglé" and "réglées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régates vs réglées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #274,352 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.