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“réglementée” and “réglementer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#29,962
“réglementée” frequency rank
#27,226
“réglementer” frequency rank
57188
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réglementée réglementer
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de réglementer. Soumettre à un règlement.

Same sound, different letters: réglementée vs réglementer

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. réglementée (CVCCVCVCCVV) and réglementer (CVCCVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

11 ch
réglementée
11 ch
réglementer

Same sound, different spelling - réglementée / réglementer

This is the hard kind. réglementée and réglementer are pronounced identically (\ʁɛ.ɡlə.mɑ̃.te\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57188, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réglementée is recorded at frequency rank #29,962, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɛ.ɡlə.mɑ̃.te\. réglementer is at rank #27,226, 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 57188, this pair ranks #116,545 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of réglementée vs réglementer

Shared letters: eglmnrté. Private to "réglementée": -. Private to "réglementer": -.

"réglementée" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVV  ·  "réglementer" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "réglementée" and "réglementer" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\ʁɛ.ɡlə.mɑ̃.te\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "réglementée" or "réglementer"?
"réglementer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,226 in our French list, against #29,962 for "réglementée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "réglementée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "réglementer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #116,545 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réglementée" and "réglementer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réglementée vs réglementées". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #116,545 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list