Which to use
“régule” is a noun and “résulté” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,734
- “régule” frequency rank
- #35,710
- “résulté” frequency rank
- 70444
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | régule | résulté |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom donné à différents alliages d’antimoine, d’étain ou de plomb. | Participe passé masculin singulier de résulter. |
Where the eye mixes régule and résulté
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: régule vs résulté
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: régule is \ʁe.ɡyl\ while résulté is \ʁe.zyl.te\. 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 70444, 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\. résulté is at rank #35,710, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.zyl.te\.
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 70444, this pair ranks #51,298 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of régule vs résulté
Shared letters: lrué. Private to "régule": eg. Private to "résulté": st.
"régule" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "résulté" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "régule" and "résulté" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "régule" or "résulté" 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 "résulté" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,298 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "régule" and "résulté" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régule vs remué". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #51,298 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.