régulationsvsrévélationsTell them apart

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“régulations” and “révélations” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#37,542
“régulations” frequency rank
#8,304
“révélations” frequency rank
45846
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature régulations révélations
Definition Pluriel de régulation. Pluriel de révélation.

Where the eye mixes régulations and révélations

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. régulations and révélations follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

11 ch
régulations
11 ch
révélations

Look-alike desk: régulations vs révélations

A purely visual mix-up. régulations (\ʁe.ɡy.la.sjɔ̃\) and révélations (\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 45846, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

régulations is recorded at frequency rank #37,542, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.ɡy.la.sjɔ̃\. révélations is at rank #8,304, 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 45846, this pair ranks #199,575 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of régulations vs révélations

Shared letters: ailnorsté. Private to "régulations": gu. Private to "révélations": v.

"régulations" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVCC  ·  "révélations" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "régulations" and "révélations" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.ɡy.la.sjɔ̃\ versus \ʁe.ve.la.sjɔ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "régulations" vs "révélations" - which ranks higher?
"révélations" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,304 in our French list, against #37,542 for "régulations". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "régulations" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "révélations" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #199,575 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "régulations" and "révélations" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régulation vs régulations". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #199,575 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list