# recluse

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɹɪˈkluːs/ · frequency rank #32,147

## Definitions
1. Sequestered; secluded, isolated.
2. Hidden, secret.

## Etymology
From Old French reclus, past participle of reclure, from Latin reclūdere (“to disclose, to open”), from re- + claudō (“close”).

## Easily confused with
- **reuse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recluse-vs-reuse)
- **refuse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recluse-vs-refuse)
- **recourse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recluse-vs-recourse)
- **reclusive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recluse-vs-reclusive)
- **realise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/realise-vs-recluse)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ercluse`, `rceluse`, `reccluse`, `reclluse`, `reclsue`, `reclues`, `reclusse`, `reculse`, `relcuse`, `rrecluse`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/recluse