récalcitrants

\ʁe.kal.sit.ʁɑ̃\

/\ʁe.kal.sit.ʁɑ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“récalcitrants” has 22 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #38,026. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,026
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
22
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de récalcitrant.

Corpus desk

Index FR-recalcitrants · récalcitrants · French

récalcitrants · rank #38,026 · 22 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #38,026
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 22 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH rédempteur

Nearest frequency peer: rédempteur (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « récalcitrants »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « récalcitrants » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

récalcitrants vs récalcitrant
92% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for récalcitrants
PropertyValue
Headwordrécalcitrants
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʁe.kal.sit.ʁɑ̃\
Letters13
Frequency rank#38,026
Misspellings tracked22
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « récalcitrants »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).récalcitrantsse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « rédempteur » (#38,027), « réjouissances » (#38,028), « Russian » (#38,023). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « récalcitrants » est au #38,026. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 22 spelling variants around récalcitrants (IPA \ʁe.kal.sit.ʁɑ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #38,026 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de récalcitrant.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for récalcitrants, with forms such as "rcéalcitrants", "recalcitrants", and "rrécalcitrants". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "récalcitrant", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is récalcitrants, spelled R-É-C-A-L-C-I-T-R-A-N-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de récalcitrant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how récalcitrants appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Les légumes-feuilles peuvent eux aussi être récalcitrants : les mixer d’abord avec les liquides avant d’ajouter les fruits.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rcéalcitrants
  • recalcitrants
  • rrécalcitrants
  • réaclcitrants
  • récaclitrants
  • récalccitrants
  • récalcirtants
  • récalcitarnts
  • récalcitrannts
  • récalcitranst
  • récalcitrantss
  • récalcitrantts
  • récalcitratns
  • récalcitrnats
  • récalcitrrants
  • récalcittrants
  • récalctirants
  • récalictrants
  • récallcitrants
  • réccalcitrants
  • réclacitrants
  • ércalcitrants

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of récalcitrants - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

rcéalcitrants2recalcitrants1rrécalcitrants1réaclcitrants2récaclitrants2récalccitrants1récalcirtants2récalcitarnts2
Edit distance from "récalcitrants"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "récalcitrants"?
"récalcitrants" is spelled R-É-C-A-L-C-I-T-R-A-N-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁe.kal.sit.ʁɑ̃\.
What does "récalcitrants" mean?
As an adjective, "récalcitrants" means: Masculin pluriel de récalcitrant.
What words are commonly confused with "récalcitrants"?
"récalcitrants" is commonly confused with "récalcitrant". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "récalcitrants"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "récalcitrants" is \ʁe.kal.sit.ʁɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "récalcitrants" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "récalcitrants", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

réjouissances#38,028reproducteurs#38,013présidentiels#37,984photographiée#37,970

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (22 here; floor ≥5).

marginalisation22 variantsautofinancement22 variantsaffranchissement22 variantstéléspectateur22 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list