régulervsréguliersTell them apart

Quick tell: réguler is a verb, réguliers is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“réguler” is a verb and “réguliers” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#17,554
“réguler” frequency rank
#7,756
“réguliers” frequency rank
25310
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réguler réguliers
Definition Ajuster de manière définitive ou permanente. Masculin pluriel de régulier.

Where the eye mixes réguler and réguliers

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
réguler
9 ch
réguliers

Look-alike desk: réguler vs réguliers

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réguler is \ʁe.ɡy.le\ while réguliers is \ʁe.ɡy.lje\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25310, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réguler is recorded at frequency rank #17,554, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ɡy.le\. réguliers is at rank #7,756, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.ɡy.lje\.

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 25310, this pair ranks #341,584 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of réguler vs réguliers

Shared letters: eglrué. Private to "réguler": -. Private to "réguliers": is.

"réguler" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "réguliers" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "réguler" for "réguliers" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "réguler" is a verb and "réguliers" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "réguler" vs "réguliers" - which ranks higher?
"réguliers" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,756 in our French list, against #17,554 for "réguler". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "réguler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "réguliers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #341,584 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réguler" and "réguliers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régulée vs réguler". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #341,584 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