Which to use
“réglez” is a verb and “régule” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,992
- “réglez” frequency rank
- #34,734
- “régule” frequency rank
- 74726
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réglez | régule |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de régler. | Nom donné à différents alliages d’antimoine, d’étain ou de plomb. |
Where the eye mixes réglez and régule
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. réglez (CVCCVC) and régule (CVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between réglez and régule
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réglez is \ʁe.ɡle\ while régule is \ʁe.ɡyl\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74726, 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\. régule is at rank #34,734, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.ɡyl\.
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 74726, this pair ranks #36,228 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réglez vs régule
Shared letters: eglré. Private to "réglez": z. Private to "régule": u.
"réglez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "régule" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "réglez" and "régule" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "réglez" or "régule" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "réglez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "régule" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,228 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réglez" and "régule" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réglez vs régulée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #36,228 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.