Which to use
“réclamée” and “réclamer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,337
- “réclamée” frequency rank
- #6,653
- “réclamer” frequency rank
- 34990
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réclamée | réclamer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de réclamer. | Implorer ; demander avec insistance. |
Same sound, different letters: réclamée vs réclamer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. réclamée (CVCCVCVV) and réclamer (CVCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - réclamée and réclamer
This is the hard kind. réclamée and réclamer 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34990, 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\. réclamer is at rank #6,653, 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 34990, this pair ranks #279,961 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réclamée vs réclamer
Shared letters: acelmré. Private to "réclamée": -. Private to "réclamer": -.
"réclamée" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "réclamer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "réclamée" and "réclamer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "réclamée" vs "réclamer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "réclamée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réclamer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #279,961 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réclamée" and "réclamer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réclamée vs réclamées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #279,961 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.