Which to use
“réglementer” and “réglementés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,226
- “réglementer” frequency rank
- #34,298
- “réglementés” frequency rank
- 61524
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réglementer | réglementés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Soumettre à un règlement. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de réglementer. |
Same sound, different letters: réglementer vs réglementés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. réglementer and réglementés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Same sound, different spelling - réglementer / réglementés
This is the hard kind. réglementer 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61524, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réglementer is recorded at frequency rank #27,226, 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 61524, this pair ranks #91,792 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réglementer vs réglementés
Shared letters: eglmnrté. Private to "réglementer": -. Private to "réglementés": s.
"réglementer" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVC · "réglementés" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réglementer" and "réglementés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "réglementer" or "réglementés" show up more?
After this comparison
"réglementer" and "réglementés" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "réglementer" 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 #91,792 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réglementer" and "réglementés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réglementées vs réglementés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #91,792 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.