régléesvsréglésWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#29,963
“réglées” frequency rank
#22,690
“réglés” frequency rank
52653
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réglées réglés
Definition Pluriel de réglée. Masculin pluriel de réglé.

Same sound, different letters: réglées vs réglés

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. réglées runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against réglés's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
réglées
6 ch
réglés

Homophone desk: réglées vs réglés

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: réglées 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52653, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réglées is recorded at frequency rank #29,963, 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 52653, this pair ranks #146,186 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of réglées vs réglés

Shared letters: glrsé. Private to "réglées": e. Private to "réglés": -.

"réglées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC  ·  "réglés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "réglées" for "réglés" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "réglées" is a noun and "réglés" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary French text, does "réglées" or "réglés" show up more?
"réglés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,690 in our French list, against #29,963 for "réglées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've separated the homophone pair "réglées" / "réglés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.

  • Full dictionary entry for "réglées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "réglés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #146,186 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réglées" and "réglés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régates vs réglées". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #146,186 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list