Which to use
“régulateur” and “révélateur” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,055
- “régulateur” frequency rank
- #15,250
- “révélateur” frequency rank
- 28305
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | régulateur | révélateur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui sert de règle, qui régularise. | Qui révèle quelque chose. |
Where the eye mixes régulateur and révélateur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. régulateur and révélateur follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses régulateur with révélateur
A purely visual mix-up. régulateur (\ʁe.ɡy.la.tœʁ\) and révélateur (\ʁe.ve.la.tœʁ\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28305, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
régulateur is recorded at frequency rank #13,055, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.ɡy.la.tœʁ\. révélateur is at rank #15,250, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.ve.la.tœʁ\.
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 28305, this pair ranks #323,664 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of régulateur vs révélateur
Shared letters: aelrtué. Private to "régulateur": g. Private to "révélateur": v.
"régulateur" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC · "révélateur" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "régulateur" for "révélateur" ever safe?
Frequency check: "régulateur" vs "révélateur" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "régulateur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "révélateur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #323,664 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "régulateur" and "révélateur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "révélateur vs révélateurs". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #323,664 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.