Which to use
“réglementaire” and “réglementaires” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,235
- “réglementaire” frequency rank
- #12,665
- “réglementaires” frequency rank
- 22900
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réglementaire | réglementaires |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui appartient au règlement ; qui est conforme au règlement. | Pluriel de réglementaire. |
Same sound, different letters: réglementaire vs réglementaires
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 13 letters. réglementaire runs 13 letters (CVCCVCVCCVVCV) against réglementaires's 14 (CVCCVCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - réglementaire / réglementaires
This is the hard kind. réglementaire and réglementaires are pronounced identically (\ʁɛ.ɡlə.mɑ̃.tɛʁ\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “réglementaire” sits inside “réglementaires”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22900, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réglementaire is recorded at frequency rank #10,235, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁɛ.ɡlə.mɑ̃.tɛʁ\. réglementaires is at rank #12,665, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁɛ.ɡlə.mɑ̃.tɛʁ\.
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 22900, this pair ranks #355,488 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of réglementaire vs réglementaires
Shared letters: aegilmnrté. Private to "réglementaire": -. Private to "réglementaires": s.
"réglementaire" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVVCV · "réglementaires" · 14 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "réglementaire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réglementaires" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #355,488 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
Confusion rank #355,488 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.