Which to use
“réglez” and “régner” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,992
- “réglez” frequency rank
- #13,252
- “régner” frequency rank
- 53244
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réglez | régner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de régler. | Exercer le pouvoir souverain dans un État monarchique ; se dit des princes souverains, même quand ils ne portent pas le titre de roi. |
Where the eye mixes réglez and régner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. réglez and régner follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between réglez and régner
A purely visual mix-up. réglez (\ʁe.ɡle\) and régner (\ʁe.ɲe\) 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 53244, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réglez is recorded at frequency rank #39,992, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ɡle\. régner is at rank #13,252, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ɲe\.
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 53244, this pair ranks #142,094 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réglez vs régner
Shared letters: egré. Private to "réglez": lz. Private to "régner": n.
"réglez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "régner" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réglez" for "régner" ever safe?
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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 "réglez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "régner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #142,094 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réglez" and "régner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réglez vs régulée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #142,094 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.