réflexe

\ʁe.flɛks\

/\ʁe.flɛks\/ adj

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The verdict

“réflexe” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #9,738. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,738
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui se fait par réflexion.

Corpus desk

Index FR-reflexe · réflexe · French

réflexe · rank #9,738 · 11 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,738
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH réclament

Nearest frequency peer: réclament (-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 « réflexe »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « réflexe » 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).

réflexe vs relève
43% similar
réflexe vs réglée
57% similar
réflexe vs reflux
57% similar

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

Key facts for réflexe
PropertyValue
Headwordréflexe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʁe.flɛks\
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,738
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « réflexe »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « réclament » (#9,737), « sabre » (#9,739), « Richelieu » (#9,736). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « réflexe » est au #9,738. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around réflexe (IPA \ʁe.flɛks\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,738 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for réflexe, with forms such as "reflexe", "rfélexe", and "rréflexe". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "relève", "réglée", "reflux", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is réflexe, spelled R-É-F-L-E-X-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui se fait par réflexion.
  2. 2
    Mouvements indépendants de la volonté qui sont causés par une excitation organique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Vision réflexe.
  2. Action réflexe.

This word in other languages

reflexive(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • reflexe
  • rfélexe
  • rréflexe
  • réfelxe
  • réfflexe
  • réfleex
  • réflexxe
  • réfllexe
  • réflxee
  • rélfexe
  • érflexe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of réflexe - 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.

reflexe1rfélexe2rréflexe1réfelxe2réfflexe1réfleex2réflexxe1réfllexe1
Edit distance from "réflexe"

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 "réflexe"?
"réflexe" is spelled R-É-F-L-E-X-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁe.flɛks\.
What does "réflexe" mean?
As an adjective, "réflexe" means: Qui se fait par réflexion.
What words are commonly confused with "réflexe"?
"réflexe" is commonly confused with "relève", "réglée", "reflux". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "réflexe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "réflexe" is \ʁe.flɛks\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "réflexe" come from?
"réflexe" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

renfort#9,733spatial#9,744suggéré#9,747rangers#9,728

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

thérèse11 variantspenalty11 variantsverdict11 variantsartifice11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list