recluse
/ɹɪˈkluːs/
"recluse" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“recluse” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #32,147. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #32,147
- frequency rank, English
- 3,094
- “R” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sequestered; secluded, isolated.
Corpus desk
Index EN-recluse · recluse · English
recluse · rank #32,147 · 10 variants · 5 confusables
- FREQ-MID #32,147
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,094
- PHOTO-FINISH rechargeable
Nearest frequency peer: rechargeable (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “recluse”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- Raju
Raju
67,858 corpus weight
- rechargeable
rechargeable
67,855 corpus weight
- recluse
recluse
67,854 corpus weight
- refinance
refinance
67,852 corpus weight
- reformist
reformist
67,851 corpus weight
- refresher
refresher
67,850 corpus weight
What this shows “recluse” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | recluse |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ɹɪˈkluːs/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #32,147 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “recluse”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around recluse (IPA /ɹɪˈkluːs/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #32,147 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for recluse, with forms such as "ercluse", "rceluse", and "reccluse". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "reuse", "refuse", "recourse", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Old French reclus, past participle of reclure, from Latin reclūdere (“to disclose, to open”), from re- + claudō (“close”). The correct English form is recluse, spelled R-E-C-L-U-S-E.
Definition
- 1Sequestered; secluded, isolated.
- 2Hidden, secret.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how recluse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
a recluse monk or hermit
Hermits themſelves are not recluſe enough to ſeclude that ſubtile ſpirit, Vanity: […]
Etymology
From Old French reclus, past participle of reclure, from Latin reclūdere (“to disclose, to open”), from re- + claudō (“close”).
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ercluse
- rceluse
- reccluse
- reclluse
- reclsue
- reclues
- reclusse
- reculse
- relcuse
- rrecluse
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of recluse - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).