Which to use
“réglées” is a noun and “repliés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,963
- “réglées” frequency rank
- #44,142
- “repliés” frequency rank
- 74105
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réglées | repliés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de réglée. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de replier. |
Where the eye mixes réglées and repliés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. réglées and repliés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between réglées and repliés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réglées is \ʁe.ɡle\ while repliés is \ʁə.pli.je\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74105, 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\. repliés is at rank #44,142, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pli.je\.
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 74105, this pair ranks #38,231 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réglées vs repliés
Shared letters: elrsé. Private to "réglées": g. Private to "repliés": ip.
"réglées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "repliés" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réglées" for "repliés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "réglées" or "repliés"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "réglées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repliés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,231 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réglées" and "repliés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repliés vs réprimés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #38,231 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.