Which to use
“régule” is a noun and “régulée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,734
- “régule” frequency rank
- #44,162
- “régulée” frequency rank
- 78896
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | régule | régulée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom donné à différents alliages d’antimoine, d’étain ou de plomb. | Participe passé féminin singulier de réguler. |
Where the eye mixes régule and régulée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: régule vs régulée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: régule is \ʁe.ɡyl\ while régulée is \ʁe.ɡy.le\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78896, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
régule is recorded at frequency rank #34,734, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.ɡyl\. régulée is at rank #44,162, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ɡy.le\.
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 78896, this pair ranks #24,589 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of régule vs régulée
Shared letters: eglrué. Private to "régule": -. Private to "régulée": -.
"régule" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "régulée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "régule" for "régulée" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "régule" or "régulée" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "régule" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "régulée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,589 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "régule" and "régulée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refoulée vs régulée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #24,589 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.