Which to use
“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.
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?
Frequency check: "régulations" vs "révélations" - which ranks higher?
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.