régléesvsrègnesConfusable pair

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.

7 ch
réglées
6 ch
règnes

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?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.ɡle\ versus \ʁɛɲ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "réglées" vs "règnes" - which ranks higher?
"réglées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,963 in our French list, against #31,235 for "règnes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list