réclamation

\ʁe.klɑ.ma.sjɔ̃\

/\ʁe.klɑ.ma.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“réclamation” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #13,905. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,905
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de protester, de s’opposer, de revendiquer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-reclamation · réclamation · French

réclamation · rank #13,905 · 17 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,905
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH réalisant

Nearest frequency peer: réalisant (-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 « réclamation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « réclamation » 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).

réclamation vs relaxation
73% similar
réclamation vs réclamations
92% similar

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

Key facts for réclamation
PropertyValue
Headwordréclamation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁe.klɑ.ma.sjɔ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#13,905
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « réclamation »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.réclamationse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « réalisant » (#13,904), « rêvent » (#13,906), « schémas » (#13,907). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « réclamation » est au #13,905. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around réclamation (IPA \ʁe.klɑ.ma.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,905 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for réclamation, with forms such as "rcélamation", "reclamation", and "rréclamation". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "relaxation", "réclamations", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is réclamation, spelled R-É-C-L-A-M-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de protester, de s’opposer, de revendiquer.
  2. 2
    Expression d’une insatisfaction qu’un client attribue à son fournisseur et qu'il demande de traiter.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La réclamation préalable est également indispensable d’un point de vue juridique, l’absence de réclamation préalable empêchant la saisine du juge fiscal.
  2. Car, c’est en usant de la liberté, qu'on peut s'entendre, se consulter, se faire éclairer par les gens instruits, puis après se syndiquer pour faire valoir ses réclamations.

This word in other languages

complaint(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rcélamation
  • reclamation
  • rréclamation
  • récalmation
  • récclamation
  • réclaamtion
  • réclamaiton
  • réclamatino
  • réclamationn
  • réclamatoin
  • réclamattion
  • réclammation
  • réclamtaion
  • récllamation
  • réclmaation
  • rélcamation
  • érclamation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of réclamation - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

rcélamation2reclamation1rréclamation1récalmation2récclamation1réclaamtion2réclamaiton2réclamatino2
Edit distance from "réclamation"

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 "réclamation"?
"réclamation" is spelled R-É-C-L-A-M-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁe.klɑ.ma.sjɔ̃\.
What does "réclamation" mean?
As a noun, "réclamation" means: Action de protester, de s’opposer, de revendiquer.
What words are commonly confused with "réclamation"?
"réclamation" is commonly confused with "relaxation", "réclamations". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "réclamation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "réclamation" is \ʁe.klɑ.ma.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "réclamation" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

surréaliste#13,918possessions#13,868équivalents#13,946nécessitant#13,850

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

travaillaient17 variantsaccompagnées17 variantslégislateur17 variantsirrésistible17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list