Which to use
“régule” and “rule” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,734
- “régule” frequency rank
- #39,521
- “rule” frequency rank
- 74255
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | régule | rule |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom donné à différents alliages d’antimoine, d’étain ou de plomb. | Règle (ordre). |
Where the eye mixes régule and rule
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: régule vs rule
A purely visual mix-up. régule (\ʁe.ɡyl\) and rule (\ɹuːl\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74255, 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\. rule is at rank #39,521, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɹuːl\.
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 74255, this pair ranks #37,713 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of régule vs rule
Shared letters: elru. Private to "régule": gé. Private to "rule": -.
"régule" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "rule" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rule ← rlue · rrule · ruel · rulle · urle
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "régule" and "rule" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "régule" or "rule" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "régule" and "rule" 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 "rule" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,713 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "régule" and "rule" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "râles vs rule". 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 #37,713 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.