réglezvsréguléeConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#39,992
“réglez” frequency rank
#44,162
“régulée” frequency rank
84154
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réglez régulée
Definition Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de régler. Participe passé féminin singulier de réguler.

Where the eye mixes réglez and régulée

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. réglez runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against régulée's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
réglez
7 ch
régulée

Look-alike desk: réglez vs régulée

A purely visual mix-up. réglez (\ʁe.ɡle\) and régulée (\ʁe.ɡy.le\) 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 84154, 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\. régulée is at rank #44,162, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ɡy.le\.

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 84154, this pair ranks #13,477 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of réglez vs régulée

Shared letters: eglré. Private to "réglez": z. Private to "régulée": u.

"réglez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "régulée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "réglez" and "régulée" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.ɡle\ versus \ʁe.ɡy.le\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "réglez" or "régulée"?
"réglez" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,992 in our French list, against #44,162 for "régulée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "réglez" and "régulée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "réglez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "régulée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #13,477 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réglez" and "régulée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refoulée vs régulée". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #13,477 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