Which to use
“réglez” and “rendez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,992
- “réglez” frequency rank
- #987
- “rendez” frequency rank
- 40979
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réglez | rendez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de régler. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de rendre. |
Where the eye mixes réglez and rendez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. réglez and rendez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses réglez with rendez
A purely visual mix-up. réglez (\ʁe.ɡle\) and rendez (\ʁɑ̃.de\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40979, 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\. rendez is at rank #987, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.de\.
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 40979, this pair ranks #236,497 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réglez vs rendez
Shared letters: erz. Private to "réglez": glé. Private to "rendez": dn.
"réglez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "rendez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rendez ← erndez · rednez · renddez · rendezz · rendze · renedz · renndez · rnedez
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réglez" and "rendez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "réglez" or "rendez" show up more?
What to do next
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 "rendez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #236,497 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réglez" and "rendez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réglez vs régulée". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #236,497 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.