Which to use
“réglées” is a noun and “restées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,963
- “réglées” frequency rank
- #14,550
- “restées” frequency rank
- 44513
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réglées | restées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de réglée. | Féminin pluriel de resté. |
Where the eye mixes réglées and restées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. réglées and restées 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 restées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réglées is \ʁe.ɡle\ while restées is \ʁɛs.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 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 44513, 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\. restées is at rank #14,550, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁɛs.te\.
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 44513, this pair ranks #209,924 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réglées vs restées
Shared letters: ersé. Private to "réglées": gl. Private to "restées": t.
"réglées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "restées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réglées" for "restées" ever safe?
Which is more common, "réglées" or "restées"?
After this comparison
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 "restées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #209,924 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réglées" and "restées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régates vs réglées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #209,924 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.