Which to use
“règlement” is a noun and “réglementés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,384
- “règlement” frequency rank
- #34,298
- “réglementés” frequency rank
- 36682
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | règlement | réglementés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ordonnance, prescription qui détermine ce que l’on doit faire. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de réglementer. |
Where the eye mixes règlement and réglementés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. règlement runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCC) against réglementés's 11 (CVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between règlement and réglementés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: règlement is \ʁɛ.ɡlə.mɑ̃\ while réglementés is \ʁɛ.ɡlə.mɑ̃.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36682, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
règlement is recorded at frequency rank #2,384, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁɛ.ɡlə.mɑ̃\. réglementés is at rank #34,298, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɛ.ɡlə.mɑ̃.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 36682, this pair ranks #267,871 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of règlement vs réglementés
Shared letters: eglmnrt. Private to "règlement": è. Private to "réglementés": sé.
"règlement" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC · "réglementés" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "règlement" and "réglementés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "règlement" vs "réglementés" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "règlement" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réglementés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #267,871 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "règlement" and "réglementés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réglementées vs réglementés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #267,871 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.