régléevsréglésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: réglée is a noun, réglés is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#14,354
“réglée” frequency rank
#22,690
“réglés” frequency rank
37044
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réglée réglés
Definition Pile de feuille de carton. Masculin pluriel de réglé.

Where the spellings diverge

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

6 ch
réglée
6 ch
réglés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: réglée and réglés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁe.ɡle\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “réglée” becomes s in “réglés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37044, 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\. réglés is at rank #22,690, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.ɡle\.

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 37044, this pair ranks #265,275 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of réglée vs réglés

Shared letters: glré. Private to "réglée": e. Private to "réglés": s.

"réglée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV  ·  "réglés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Frequency comparison

réglée#14,354
réglés#22,690

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "réglée" and "réglés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "réglée" is a noun and "réglés" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "réglée" or "réglés"?
"réglée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,354 in our French list, against #22,690 for "réglés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering réglée vs réglés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “réglée”; for an adjective, it's “réglés”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “réglée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list