Which to use
“régulation” and “régulations” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,753
- “régulation” frequency rank
- #37,542
- “régulations” frequency rank
- 44295
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | régulation | régulations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de réguler. | Pluriel de régulation. |
Same sound, different letters: régulation vs régulations
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. régulation runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCVVC) against régulations's 11 (CVCVCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - régulation and régulations
This is the hard kind. régulation and régulations are pronounced identically (\ʁe.ɡy.la.sjɔ̃\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “régulation” sits inside “régulations”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44295, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
régulation is recorded at frequency rank #6,753, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.ɡy.la.sjɔ̃\. régulations is at rank #37,542, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.ɡy.la.sjɔ̃\.
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 44295, this pair ranks #211,549 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of régulation vs régulations
Shared letters: agilnortué. Private to "régulation": -. Private to "régulations": s.
"régulation" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC · "régulations" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "régulation" and "régulations" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "régulation" or "régulations"?
After this comparison
"régulation" and "régulations" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "régulation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "régulations" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #211,549 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "régulation" and "régulations" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régulations vs révélations". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #211,549 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.