Which to use
“régler” and “rester” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,595
- “régler” frequency rank
- #660
- “rester” frequency rank
- 3255
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | régler | rester |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tirer avec la règle des lignes droites sur du papier, du carton, etc. | Continuer d’être à un endroit ou dans un état. |
Where the eye mixes régler and rester
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses régler with rester
A purely visual mix-up. régler (\ʁe.ɡle\) and rester (\ʁɛs.te\) 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 3255, 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\. rester is at rank #660, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɛs.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 3255, this pair ranks #434,450 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of régler vs rester
Shared letters: er. Private to "régler": glé. Private to "rester": st.
"régler" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "rester" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rester ← erster · resetr · resster · resterr · restre · restter · retser · rrester
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "régler" and "rester" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "régler" vs "rester" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "régler" and "rester" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "régler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rester" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #434,450 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "régler" and "rester" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rester vs resterez". 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 #434,450 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.