réglementéesvsréglementésConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#40,983
“réglementées” frequency rank
#34,298
“réglementés” frequency rank
75281
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réglementées réglementés
Definition Participe passé féminin pluriel de réglementer. Participe passé masculin pluriel de réglementer.

Same sound, different letters: réglementées vs réglementés

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 11 letters. réglementées runs 12 letters (CVCCVCVCCVVC) against réglementés's 11 (CVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

12 ch
réglementées
11 ch
réglementés

Ear matches; page differs - réglementées and réglementés

This is the hard kind. réglementées and réglementés 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75281, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réglementées is recorded at frequency rank #40,983, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɛ.ɡlə.mɑ̃.te\. 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 75281, this pair ranks #34,570 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of réglementées vs réglementés

Shared letters: eglmnrsté. Private to "réglementées": -. Private to "réglementés": -.

"réglementées" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVVC  ·  "réglementés" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "réglementées" and "réglementés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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.
In ordinary French text, does "réglementées" or "réglementés" show up more?
"réglementés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,298 in our French list, against #40,983 for "réglementées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've separated the homophone pair "réglementées" / "réglementés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.

  • Full dictionary entry for "réglementées" 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 #34,570 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réglementées" and "réglementés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réglementée vs réglementées". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #34,570 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