régléesvsrelevésWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#29,963
“réglées” frequency rank
#9,375
“relevés” frequency rank
39338
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réglées relevés
Definition Pluriel de réglée. Masculin pluriel de relevé.

Where the spellings diverge

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

7 ch
réglées
7 ch
relevés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réglées is \ʁe.ɡle\ while relevés is \ʁə.lə.ve\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 5 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 39338, 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\. relevés is at rank #9,375, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.lə.ve\.

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 39338, this pair ranks #248,736 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of réglées vs relevés

Shared letters: elrsé. Private to "réglées": g. Private to "relevés": v.

"réglées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC  ·  "relevés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequency comparison

réglées#29,963
relevés#9,375

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "réglées" and "relevés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "réglées" is a noun and "relevés" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "réglées" or "relevés"?
"relevés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,375 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.

Remembering réglées vs relevés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “réglées”; for an adjective, it's “relevés”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “réglées” 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