Which to use
“régule” and “rotule” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,734
- “régule” frequency rank
- #39,517
- “rotule” frequency rank
- 74251
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | régule | rotule |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom donné à différents alliages d’antimoine, d’étain ou de plomb. | Petit os plat, triangulaire, à angles arrondis, placé en avant du genou, à l’endroit où le fémur s’articule avec le tibia. |
Where the eye mixes régule and rotule
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses régule with rotule
A purely visual mix-up. régule (\ʁe.ɡyl\) and rotule (\ʁɔ.tyl\) 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 74251, 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\. rotule is at rank #39,517, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁɔ.tyl\.
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 74251, this pair ranks #37,725 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of régule vs rotule
Shared letters: elru. Private to "régule": gé. Private to "rotule": ot.
"régule" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "rotule" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rotule ← ortule · rotlue · rottule · rotuel · rotulle · routle · rrotule · rtoule
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "régule" and "rotule" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "régule" vs "rotule" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "régule" and "rotule" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "régule" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rotule" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,725 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "régule" and "rotule" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rotule vs rouble". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #37,725 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.