réticence

\ʁe.ti.sɑ̃s\

/\ʁe.ti.sɑ̃s\/ noun

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The verdict

“réticence” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #22,693. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,693
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de taire à dessein une chose qu’on pourrait ou qu’on devrait dire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-reticence · réticence · French

réticence · rank #22,693 · 14 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,693
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH réputées

Nearest frequency peer: réputées (-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 « réticence »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « réticence » 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).

réticence vs réticent
78% similar
réticence vs retienne
67% similar
réticence vs réticents
78% similar

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

Key facts for réticence
PropertyValue
Headwordréticence
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁe.ti.sɑ̃s\
Letters9
Frequency rank#22,693
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « réticence »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).réticencese 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 « réputées » (#22,692), « sacoche » (#22,694), « rénovations » (#22,691). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « réticence » est au #22,693. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around réticence (IPA \ʁe.ti.sɑ̃s\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,693 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for réticence, with forms such as "reticence", "rréticence", and "rtéicence". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "réticent", "retienne", "réticents", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is réticence, spelled R-É-T-I-C-E-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de taire à dessein une chose qu’on pourrait ou qu’on devrait dire.
  2. 2
    Chose même que l’on n’a pas dite.
  3. 3
    Figure par laquelle l’orateur en s’interrompant fait entendre ce qu’il ne veut pas dire expressément.
  4. 4
    Réserve ou restriction.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Indépendamment des causes ordinaires de nullité, […], le contrat d’assurance est nul en cas de réticence ou de fausse déclaration intentionnelle de la part de l’assuré, quand cette réticence ou cette fausse déclaration change l’objet du risque ou en diminue l’opinion pour l’assureur, alors même que le risque omis ou dénaturé par l’assuré a été sans influe…
  2. Dans le récit qu’il m’a fait, il a mis beaucoup de réticence.

Synonyms

aposiopèse

This word in other languages

reticence(English)reticencia(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • reticence
  • rréticence
  • rtéicence
  • réitcence
  • rétcience
  • réticcence
  • réticecne
  • réticencce
  • réticenec
  • réticennce
  • réticnece
  • rétiecnce
  • rétticence
  • érticence

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

reticence1rréticence1rtéicence2réitcence2rétcience2réticcence1réticecne2réticencce1
Edit distance from "réticence"

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 "réticence"?
"réticence" is spelled R-É-T-I-C-E-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁe.ti.sɑ̃s\.
What does "réticence" mean?
As a noun, "réticence" means: Action de taire à dessein une chose qu’on pourrait ou qu’on devrait dire.
What words are commonly confused with "réticence"?
"réticence" is commonly confused with "réticent", "retienne", "réticents". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "réticence"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "réticence" is \ʁe.ti.sɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "réticence" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sensuelle#22,702respectif#22,682soulèvent#22,707repartent#22,678

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

séjourner14 variantspréparées14 variantsprofitons14 variantsproclamer14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list