réglezvsrégulerConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#39,992
“réglez” frequency rank
#17,554
“réguler” frequency rank
57546
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réglez réguler
Definition Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de régler. Ajuster de manière définitive ou permanente.

Where the eye mixes réglez and réguler

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
réglez
7 ch
réguler

Look-alike desk: réglez vs réguler

A purely visual mix-up. réglez (\ʁe.ɡle\) and réguler (\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 57546, 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\. réguler is at rank #17,554, 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 57546, this pair ranks #114,382 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of réglez vs réguler

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

"réglez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "réguler" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "réglez" for "réguler" ever safe?
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 "réguler"?
"réguler" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,554 in our French list, against #39,992 for "réglez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "réglez" and "réguler" 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 "réguler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #114,382 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réglez" and "réguler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réglez vs régulée". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #114,382 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