reclusive
/ɹɪˈkluːsɪv/
"reclusive" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“reclusive” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #39,052. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #39,052
- frequency rank, English
- 3,094
- “R” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of, characterized by, or preferring privacy and isolation; secluded.
Corpus desk
Index EN-reclusive · reclusive · English
reclusive · rank #39,052 · 13 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-MID #39,052
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,094
- PHOTO-FINISH rearranging
Nearest frequency peer: rearranging (-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 “reclusive”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- ravages
ravages
60,953 corpus weight
- ravenous
ravenous
60,952 corpus weight
- rearranging
rearranging
60,950 corpus weight
- reclusive
reclusive
60,949 corpus weight
- reek
reek
60,948 corpus weight
- regenerated
regenerated
60,947 corpus weight
What this shows “reclusive” 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 | reclusive |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ɹɪˈkluːsɪv/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #39,052 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “reclusive”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around reclusive (IPA /ɹɪˈkluːsɪv/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #39,052 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Of, characterized by, or preferring privacy and isolation; secluded.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for reclusive, with forms such as "erclusive", "rcelusive", and "recclusive". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "recursive", "recluse", "recessive", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From recluse + -ive. The correct English form is reclusive, spelled R-E-C-L-U-S-I-V-E.
Definition
- 1Of, characterized by, or preferring privacy and isolation; secluded.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how reclusive appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Kim Jong-il, who has died aged 69, was the general secretary of the Workers party of Korea, and head of the military in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). He was one of the most reclusive and widely condemned national leaders of the late 20th and early 21st century, leaving his country diplomatically isolated, economically broken and divide…
And if it sort not well, you may conceal her, As best befits her wounded reputation, In some reclusive and religious life, Out of all eyes, tongues, minds and injuries.
Etymology
From recluse + -ive.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- erclusive
- rcelusive
- recclusive
- recllusive
- reclsuive
- recluisve
- reclusiev
- reclusivve
- reclussive
- reclusvie
- reculsive
- relcusive
- rreclusive
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of reclusive - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).