Which to use
“régler” and “réglez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,595
- “régler” frequency rank
- #39,992
- “réglez” frequency rank
- 42587
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | régler | réglez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tirer avec la règle des lignes droites sur du papier, du carton, etc. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de régler. |
Same sound, different letters: régler vs réglez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. régler and réglez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Ear matches; page differs - régler and réglez
This is the hard kind. régler and réglez are pronounced identically (\ʁe.ɡle\) 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 a single letter - r in “régler” becomes z in “réglez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42587, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
régler is recorded at frequency rank #2,595, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ɡle\. réglez is at rank #39,992, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ɡle\.
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 42587, this pair ranks #224,476 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of régler vs réglez
Shared letters: eglré. Private to "régler": -. Private to "réglez": z.
"régler" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "réglez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "régler" for "réglez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "régler" vs "réglez" - which ranks higher?
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 "régler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réglez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #224,476 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "régler" and "réglez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réglez vs régulée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #224,476 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.