régléevsreliéeWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#14,354
“réglée” frequency rank
#17,541
“reliée” frequency rank
31895
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réglée reliée
Definition Pile de feuille de carton. Féminin singulier de relié.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set réglée and reliée apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
réglée
6 ch
reliée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réglée is \ʁe.ɡle\ while reliée is \ʁə.lje\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31895, 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\. reliée is at rank #17,541, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.lje\.

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 31895, this pair ranks #300,880 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of réglée vs reliée

Shared letters: elré. Private to "réglée": g. Private to "reliée": i.

"réglée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV  ·  "reliée" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV

Frequency comparison

réglée#14,354
reliée#17,541

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "réglée" and "reliée" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "réglée" is a noun and "reliée" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "réglée" or "reliée"?
"réglée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,354 in our French list, against #17,541 for "reliée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering réglée vs reliée

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 “reliée”.
  • 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