Which to use
“régner” and “relier” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,252
- “régner” frequency rank
- #10,222
- “relier” frequency rank
- 23474
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | régner | relier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Exercer le pouvoir souverain dans un État monarchique ; se dit des princes souverains, même quand ils ne portent pas le titre de roi. | Lier de nouveau, refaire le nœud qui liait et qui est défait. |
Where the eye mixes régner and relier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between régner and relier
A purely visual mix-up. régner (\ʁe.ɲe\) and relier (\ʁə.lje\) 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 23474, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
régner is recorded at frequency rank #13,252, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ɲe\. relier is at rank #10,222, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.lje\.
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 23474, this pair ranks #352,286 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of régner vs relier
Shared letters: er. Private to "régner": gné. Private to "relier": il.
"régner" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "relier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- relier ← erlier · reiler · releir · relierr · rellier · rleier · rrelier
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "régner" for "relier" ever safe?
Frequency check: "régner" vs "relier" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "régner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "relier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #352,286 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "régner" and "relier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relier vs relit". 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 #352,286 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.