réticents

\ʁe.ti.sɑ̃\

/\ʁe.ti.sɑ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“réticents” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #35,711. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,711
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-reticents · réticents · French

réticents · rank #35,711 · 15 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,711
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH résulté

Nearest frequency peer: résulté (-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 « réticents »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « réticents » 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).

réticents vs retient
67% similar
réticents vs retiens
67% similar
réticents vs retirent
67% similar

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

Key facts for réticents
PropertyValue
Headwordréticents
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʁe.ti.sɑ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#35,711
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « réticents »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).réticentsse 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 « résulté » (#35,710), « réjoui » (#35,709), « sablier » (#35,713). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « réticents » est au #35,711. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around réticents (IPA \ʁe.ti.sɑ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #35,711 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de réticent.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for réticents, with forms such as "reticents", "rréticents", and "rtéicents". 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, "retient", "retiens", "retirent", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is réticents, spelled R-É-T-I-C-E-N-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de réticent.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • reticents
  • rréticents
  • rtéicents
  • réitcents
  • rétcients
  • réticcents
  • réticennts
  • réticenst
  • réticentss
  • réticentts
  • réticetns
  • réticnets
  • rétiecnts
  • rétticents
  • érticents

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

reticents1rréticents1rtéicents2réitcents2rétcients2réticcents1réticennts1réticenst2
Edit distance from "réticents"

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 "réticents"?
"réticents" is spelled R-É-T-I-C-E-N-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁe.ti.sɑ̃\.
What does "réticents" mean?
As an adjective, "réticents" means: Masculin pluriel de réticent.
What words are commonly confused with "réticents"?
"réticents" is commonly confused with "retient", "retiens", "retirent". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "réticents"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "réticents" is \ʁe.ti.sɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "réticents" come from?
"réticents" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Saintonge#35,714réaffirmé#35,705rougeâtre#35,699renonçant#35,688

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

reviendras15 variantsreproduits15 variantsrebaptisée15 variantssuppléants15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list