Which to use
“régulée” and “résumée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,162
- “régulée” frequency rank
- #28,340
- “résumée” frequency rank
- 72502
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | régulée | résumée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de réguler. | Participe passé féminin singulier de résumer. |
Where the eye mixes régulée and résumée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: régulée vs résumée
A purely visual mix-up. régulée (\ʁe.ɡy.le\) and résumée (\ʁe.zy.me\) 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 72502, 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\. résumée is at rank #28,340, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.zy.me\.
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 72502, this pair ranks #43,778 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of régulée vs résumée
Shared letters: erué. Private to "régulée": gl. Private to "résumée": ms.
"régulée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "résumée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "régulée" and "résumée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "régulée" vs "résumée" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "régulée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "résumée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,778 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "régulée" and "résumée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refoulée vs régulée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #43,778 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.