réglésvsrégloWhich spelling fits?

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“réglés” and “réglo” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#22,690
“réglés” frequency rank
#36,578
“réglo” frequency rank
59268
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réglés réglo
Definition Masculin pluriel de réglé. Conforme au règlement ; règlementaire.

Where the eye mixes réglés and réglo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. réglés runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against réglo's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
réglés
5 ch
réglo

Look-alike desk: réglés vs réglo

A purely visual mix-up. réglés (\ʁe.ɡle\) and réglo (\ʁe.ɡlo\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59268, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réglés is recorded at frequency rank #22,690, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.ɡle\. réglo is at rank #36,578, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.ɡlo\.

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 59268, this pair ranks #104,128 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of réglés vs réglo

Shared letters: glré. Private to "réglés": s. Private to "réglo": o.

"réglés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "réglo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "réglés" and "réglo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.ɡle\ versus \ʁe.ɡlo\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "réglés" vs "réglo" - which ranks higher?
"réglés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,690 in our French list, against #36,578 for "réglo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "réglés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "réglo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #104,128 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réglés" and "réglo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Reggio vs réglo". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #104,128 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list