réguléevsrésultéWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“régulée” and “résulté” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#44,162
“régulée” frequency rank
#35,710
“résulté” frequency rank
79872
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature régulée résulté
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de réguler. Participe passé masculin singulier de résulter.

Where the eye mixes régulée and résulté

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. régulée (CVCVCVV) and résulté (CVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
régulée
7 ch
résulté

Look-alike desk: régulée vs résulté

A purely visual mix-up. régulée (\ʁe.ɡy.le\) and résulté (\ʁe.zyl.te\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79872, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

régulée is recorded at frequency rank #44,162, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ɡy.le\. 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 79872, this pair ranks #22,274 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of régulée vs résulté

Shared letters: lrué. Private to "régulée": eg. Private to "résulté": st.

"régulée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV  ·  "résulté" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "régulée" and "résulté" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.ɡy.le\ versus \ʁe.zyl.te\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary French text, does "régulée" or "résulté" show up more?
"résulté" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,710 in our French list, against #44,162 for "régulée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "régulée" 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 #22,274 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "régulée" and "résulté" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refoulée vs régulée". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #22,274 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