Which to use
“réglé” is an adjective and “replié” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,808
- “réglé” frequency rank
- #31,689
- “replié” frequency rank
- 37497
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réglé | replié |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est sage, régulier. | Participe passé masculin singulier de replier. |
Where the eye mixes réglé and replié
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. réglé runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against replié's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: réglé vs replié
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réglé is \ʁe.ɡle\ while replié is \ʁə.pli.je\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 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 37497, 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\. replié is at rank #31,689, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pli.je\.
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 37497, this pair ranks #262,104 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réglé vs replié
Shared letters: lré. Private to "réglé": g. Private to "replié": eip.
"réglé" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "replié" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réglé" for "replié" ever safe?
Frequency check: "réglé" vs "replié" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "réglé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "replié" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #262,104 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réglé" and "replié" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relit vs replié". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #262,104 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.