régléevsrégleraWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: réglée is a noun, réglera is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“réglée” is a noun and “réglera” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#14,354
“réglée” frequency rank
#32,169
“réglera” frequency rank
46523
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réglée réglera
Definition Pile de feuille de carton. Troisième personne du singulier du futur de régler.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set réglée and réglera apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
réglée
7 ch
réglera

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réglée is \ʁe.ɡle\ while réglera is \ʁɛ.ɡlə.ʁa\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46523, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réglée is recorded at frequency rank #14,354, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.ɡle\. réglera is at rank #32,169, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɛ.ɡlə.ʁa\.

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 46523, this pair ranks #194,224 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of réglée vs réglera

Shared letters: eglré. Private to "réglée": -. Private to "réglera": a.

"réglée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV  ·  "réglera" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Frequency comparison

réglée#14,354
réglera#32,169

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "réglée" and "réglera" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "réglée" is a noun and "réglera" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "réglée" or "réglera"?
"réglée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,354 in our French list, against #32,169 for "réglera". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering réglée vs réglera

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “réglée”; for a verb, it's “réglera”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “réglée” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list