Which to use
“réglées” and “règnes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,963
- “réglées” frequency rank
- #31,235
- “règnes” frequency rank
- 61198
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réglées | règnes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de réglée. | Pluriel de règne. |
Where the eye mixes réglées and règnes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. réglées runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against règnes's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between réglées and règnes
A purely visual mix-up. réglées (\ʁe.ɡle\) and règnes (\ʁɛɲ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61198, 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\. règnes is at rank #31,235, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁɛɲ\.
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 61198, this pair ranks #93,563 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réglées vs règnes
Shared letters: egrs. Private to "réglées": lé. Private to "règnes": nè.
"réglées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "règnes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "réglées" and "règnes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "réglées" vs "règnes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "réglées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "règnes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,563 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réglées" and "règnes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régates vs règnes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #93,563 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.