reflet

\ʁə.flɛ\

/\ʁə.flɛ\/ noun

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The verdict

“reflet” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #8,142. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,142
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Réflexion affaiblie de la lumière, de la couleur, de l’image d’un corps sur un autre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-reflet · reflet · French

reflet · rank #8,142 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,142
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH recueillir

Nearest frequency peer: recueillir (-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 « reflet »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « reflet » 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).

reflet vs remet
67% similar
reflet vs réglé
33% similar
reflet vs rejet
67% similar

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

Key facts for reflet
PropertyValue
Headwordreflet
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁə.flɛ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#8,142
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « reflet »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).refletse 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 « recueillir » (#8,141), « relevant » (#8,143), « renard » (#8,144). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « reflet » est au #8,142. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around reflet (IPA \ʁə.flɛ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,142 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for reflet, with forms such as "erflet", "refelt", and "refflet". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "remet", "réglé", "rejet", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is reflet, spelled R-E-F-L-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Réflexion affaiblie de la lumière, de la couleur, de l’image d’un corps sur un autre.
  2. 2
    Apparence furtive ou affaiblie.
  3. 3
    Image affaiblie d'une chose morale.
  4. 4
    Produit de l’influence.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. […] ; les étoiles se mêlent au feuillage noir ; les lucioles luisent dans l'herbe comme un reflet des étoiles.
  2. […]; de temps en temps seulement un éclair livide illuminait les appartements sombres d’un reflet bleuâtre qui disparaissait aussitôt.

This word in other languages

reflection(English)reflejo(Español)Reflex(Deutsch)reflexo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erflet
  • refelt
  • refflet
  • reflett
  • refllet
  • reflte
  • relfet
  • rfelet
  • rreflet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

erflet2refelt2refflet1reflett1refllet1reflte2relfet2rfelet2
Edit distance from "reflet"

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 "reflet"?
"reflet" is spelled R-E-F-L-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.flɛ\.
What does "reflet" mean?
As a noun, "reflet" means: Réflexion affaiblie de la lumière, de la couleur, de l’image d’un corps sur un autre.
What words are commonly confused with "reflet"?
"reflet" is commonly confused with "remet", "réglé", "rejet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "reflet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reflet" is \ʁə.flɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reflet" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

renard#8,144radios#8,138rideau#8,148otages#8,130

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

monnaies9 variantsschool9 variantstirent9 variantsdiront9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list