Which to use
“régler” and “remuer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,595
- “régler” frequency rank
- #17,251
- “remuer” frequency rank
- 19846
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | régler | remuer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tirer avec la règle des lignes droites sur du papier, du carton, etc. | Mouvoir, déplacer. |
Where the eye mixes régler and remuer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between régler and remuer
A purely visual mix-up. régler (\ʁe.ɡle\) and remuer (\ʁə.mɥe\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19846, 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\. remuer is at rank #17,251, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mɥe\.
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 19846, this pair ranks #371,251 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of régler vs remuer
Shared letters: er. Private to "régler": glé. Private to "remuer": mu.
"régler" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "remuer" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- remuer ← ermuer · remeur · remmuer · remuerr · remure · reumer · rmeuer · rremuer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "régler" and "remuer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "régler" vs "remuer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "régler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remuer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #371,251 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "régler" and "remuer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remué vs remuer". 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 #371,251 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.