Which to use
“règlements” and “roulements” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,238
- “règlements” frequency rank
- #36,573
- “roulements” frequency rank
- 43811
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | règlements | roulements |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de règlement. | Pluriel de roulement. |
Where the eye mixes règlements and roulements
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. règlements (CVCCVCVCCC) and roulements (CVVCVCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses règlements with roulements
A purely visual mix-up. règlements (\ʁɛ.ɡlə.mɑ̃\) and roulements (\ʁul.mɑ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43811, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
règlements is recorded at frequency rank #7,238, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁɛ.ɡlə.mɑ̃\. roulements is at rank #36,573, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁul.mɑ̃\.
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 43811, this pair ranks #215,220 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of règlements vs roulements
Shared letters: elmnrst. Private to "règlements": gè. Private to "roulements": ou.
"règlements" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCC · "roulements" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- roulements ← orulements · roluements · rouelments · rouleemnts · roulemennts · roulemenst · roulementss · roulementts
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "règlements" for "roulements" ever safe?
Frequency check: "règlements" vs "roulements" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "règlements" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "roulements" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #215,220 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "règlements" and "roulements" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "roulement vs roulements". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #215,220 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.