Which to use
“réglées” and “regrets” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,963
- “réglées” frequency rank
- #8,453
- “regrets” frequency rank
- 38416
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réglées | regrets |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de réglée. | Pluriel de regret. |
Where the eye mixes réglées and regrets
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between réglées and regrets
A purely visual mix-up. réglées (\ʁe.ɡle\) and regrets (\ʁə.ɡʁɛ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38416, 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\. regrets is at rank #8,453, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.ɡʁɛ\.
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 38416, this pair ranks #255,395 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réglées vs regrets
Shared letters: egrs. Private to "réglées": lé. Private to "regrets": t.
"réglées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "regrets" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- regrets ← ergrets · regerts · reggrets · regrest · regretss · regretts · regrrets · regrtes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réglées" for "regrets" ever safe?
Which is more common, "réglées" or "regrets"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "réglées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regrets" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,395 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réglées" and "regrets" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régates vs réglées". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #255,395 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.