Which to use
“réglé” is an adjective and “reste” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,808
- “réglé” frequency rank
- #205
- “reste” frequency rank
- 6013
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réglé | reste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est sage, régulier. | Ce qui demeure d’un tout, d’une plus grande quantité ; ce qui subsiste d’une chose passée, tant au sens physique qu’au sens moral. |
Where the eye mixes réglé and reste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between réglé and reste
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réglé is \ʁe.ɡle\ while reste is \ʁɛst\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6013, 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\. reste is at rank #205, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁɛst\.
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 6013, this pair ranks #427,425 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of réglé vs reste
Shared letters: r. Private to "réglé": glé. Private to "reste": est.
"réglé" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "reste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- reste ← erste · resste · restte · retse · rreste · rsete
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réglé" for "reste" ever safe?
Which is more common, "réglé" or "reste"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "réglé" and "reste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "réglé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #427,425 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réglé" and "reste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "racle vs réglé". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #427,425 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.