Which to use
“réclamée” and “réclamées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,337
- “réclamée” frequency rank
- #44,159
- “réclamées” frequency rank
- 72496
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réclamée | réclamées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de réclamer. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de réclamer. |
Same sound, different letters: réclamée vs réclamées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. réclamée runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against réclamées's 9 (CVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: réclamée vs réclamées
This is the hard kind. réclamée and réclamées are pronounced identically (\ʁe.klɑ.me\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “réclamée” sits inside “réclamées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72496, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réclamée is recorded at frequency rank #28,337, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.klɑ.me\. réclamées is at rank #44,159, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.klɑ.me\.
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 72496, this pair ranks #43,797 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réclamée vs réclamées
Shared letters: acelmré. Private to "réclamée": -. Private to "réclamées": s.
"réclamée" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "réclamées" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réclamée" for "réclamées" ever safe?
Frequency check: "réclamée" vs "réclamées" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "réclamée" / "réclamées". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "réclamée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réclamées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,797 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réclamée" and "réclamées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réclamées vs relayées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #43,797 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.