régulevsremuéWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: régule is a noun, remué is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“régule” is a noun and “remué” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#34,734
“régule” frequency rank
#45,277
“remué” frequency rank
80011
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature régule remué
Definition Nom donné à différents alliages d’antimoine, d’étain ou de plomb. Ému, touché.

Where the eye mixes régule and remué

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

6 ch
régule
5 ch
remué

Why the eye confuses régule with remué

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: régule is \ʁe.ɡyl\ while remué is \ʁə.mɥe\. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80011, 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\. remué is at rank #45,277, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.mɥe\.

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 80011, this pair ranks #21,951 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of régule vs remué

Shared letters: erué. Private to "régule": gl. Private to "remué": m.

"régule" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "remué" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "régule" for "remué" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "régule" is a noun and "remué" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "régule" vs "remué" - which ranks higher?
"régule" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,734 in our French list, against #45,277 for "remué". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "remué" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #21,951 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "régule" and "remué" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rejoué vs remué". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #21,951 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