réglévsrégulerConfusable pair

Quick tell: réglé is a adjective, réguler is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“réglé” is an adjective and “réguler” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#5,808
“réglé” frequency rank
#17,554
“réguler” frequency rank
23362
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réglé réguler
Definition Qui est sage, régulier. Ajuster de manière définitive ou permanente.

Where the eye mixes réglé and réguler

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
réglé
7 ch
réguler

Why the eye confuses réglé with réguler

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réglé is \ʁe.ɡle\ while réguler is \ʁe.ɡy.le\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23362, 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\. réguler is at rank #17,554, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ɡy.le\.

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 23362, this pair ranks #352,943 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of réglé vs réguler

Shared letters: glré. Private to "réglé": -. Private to "réguler": eu.

"réglé" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "réguler" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "réglé" and "réguler" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "réglé" is an adjective and "réguler" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "réglé" or "réguler"?
"réglé" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,808 in our French list, against #17,554 for "réguler". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "réglé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "réguler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #352,943 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réglé" and "réguler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régulée vs réguler". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #352,943 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