Which to use
“régulation” and “révélation” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,753
- “régulation” frequency rank
- #5,609
- “révélation” frequency rank
- 12362
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | régulation | révélation |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de réguler. | Action de révéler. |
Where the eye mixes régulation and révélation
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. régulation and révélation follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: régulation vs révélation
A purely visual mix-up. régulation (\ʁe.ɡy.la.sjɔ̃\) and révélation (\ʁe.ve.la.sjɔ̃\) 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 12362, 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\. révélation is at rank #5,609, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.ve.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 12362, this pair ranks #405,568 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of régulation vs révélation
Shared letters: ailnorté. Private to "régulation": gu. Private to "révélation": v.
"régulation" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC · "révélation" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "régulation" and "révélation" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "régulation" vs "révélation" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "régulation" and "révélation" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "régulation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "révélation" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #405,568 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "régulation" and "révélation" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régulation vs reputation". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #405,568 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.