Which to use
“réglée” is a noun and “réguler” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,354
- “réglée” frequency rank
- #17,554
- “réguler” frequency rank
- 31908
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réglée | réguler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pile de feuille de carton. | Ajuster de manière définitive ou permanente. |
Where the eye mixes réglée and réguler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: réglée vs réguler
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réglée is \ʁe.ɡle\ while réguler 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 31908, 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\. réguler is at rank #17,554, 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 31908, this pair ranks #300,797 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réglée vs réguler
Shared letters: eglré. Private to "réglée": -. Private to "réguler": u.
"réglée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "réguler" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réglée" for "réguler" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "réglée" or "réguler" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "réglée" and "réguler" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "réglée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réguler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #300,797 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réglée" and "réguler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régulée vs réguler". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #300,797 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.