Which to use
“réglée” is a noun and “régulée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,354
- “réglée” frequency rank
- #44,162
- “régulée” frequency rank
- 58516
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réglée | régulée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pile de feuille de carton. | Participe passé féminin singulier de réguler. |
Where the eye mixes réglée and régulée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. réglée runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against régulée's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses réglée with régulée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réglée is \ʁe.ɡle\ while régulée is \ʁe.ɡy.le\. 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 58516, 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\. régulée is at rank #44,162, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ɡy.le\.
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 58516, this pair ranks #108,608 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réglée vs régulée
Shared letters: eglré. Private to "réglée": -. Private to "régulée": u.
"réglée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "régulée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "réglée" and "régulée" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "réglée" vs "régulée" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "réglée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "régulée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #108,608 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réglée" and "régulée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refoulée vs régulée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #108,608 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.