Which to use
“réclamée” and “réclamés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,337
- “réclamée” frequency rank
- #33,876
- “réclamés” frequency rank
- 62213
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réclamée | réclamés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de réclamer. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de réclamer. |
Same sound, different letters: réclamée vs réclamés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. réclamée (CVCCVCVV) and réclamés (CVCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Homophone desk: réclamée vs réclamés
This is the hard kind. réclamée and réclamés 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 a single letter - e in “réclamée” becomes s in “réclamés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62213, 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\. réclamés is at rank #33,876, 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 62213, this pair ranks #88,285 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réclamée vs réclamés
Shared letters: aclmré. Private to "réclamée": e. Private to "réclamés": s.
"réclamée" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "réclamés" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "réclamée" / "réclamés". 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 "réclamés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #88,285 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réclamée" and "réclamés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réclamés vs relatés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #88,285 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.