Which to use
“réglé” and “rogue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,808
- “réglé” frequency rank
- #20,845
- “rogue” frequency rank
- 26653
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réglé | rogue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est sage, régulier. | Qui est hautain, arrogant, d’un abord raide et désagréable. |
Where the eye mixes réglé and rogue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses réglé with rogue
A purely visual mix-up. réglé (\ʁe.ɡle\) and rogue (\ʁɔɡ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26653, 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\. rogue is at rank #20,845, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁɔɡ\.
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 26653, this pair ranks #333,648 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of réglé vs rogue
Shared letters: gr. Private to "réglé": lé. Private to "rogue": eou.
"réglé" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "rogue" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rogue ← rgoue · rogeu · roggue · rrogue
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réglé" and "rogue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "réglé" or "rogue"?
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 "rogue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #333,648 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réglé" and "rogue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rog vs rogue". 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 #333,648 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.