Which to use
“raclée” and “reculée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,546
- “raclée” frequency rank
- #39,008
- “reculée” frequency rank
- 71554
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raclée | reculée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Coups répétés portés à une personne ou à un animal. | Espace qui permet de se reculer. |
Where the eye mixes raclée and reculée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. raclée runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against reculée's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between raclée and reculée
A purely visual mix-up. raclée (\ʁɑ.kle\) and reculée (\ʁə.ky.le\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71554, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raclée is recorded at frequency rank #32,546, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁɑ.kle\. reculée is at rank #39,008, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.ky.le\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 71554, this pair ranks #47,145 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of raclée vs reculée
Shared letters: celré. Private to "raclée": a. Private to "reculée": u.
"raclée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "reculée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "raclée" for "reculée" ever safe?
Frequency check: "raclée" vs "reculée" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "raclée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reculée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,145 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raclée" and "reculée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reculée vs refoulée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #47,145 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.