Which to use
“réclamées” and “réclamés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,159
- “réclamées” frequency rank
- #33,876
- “réclamés” frequency rank
- 78035
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réclamées | réclamés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de réclamer. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de réclamer. |
Same sound, different letters: réclamées vs réclamés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. réclamées runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVVC) against réclamés's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - réclamées / réclamés
This is the hard kind. réclamées 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78035, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réclamées is recorded at frequency rank #44,159, 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 78035, this pair ranks #26,804 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réclamées vs réclamés
Shared letters: aclmrsé. Private to "réclamées": e. Private to "réclamés": -.
"réclamées" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "réclamés" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réclamées" and "réclamés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "réclamées" or "réclamés"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "réclamées" / "réclamés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "réclamées" 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 #26,804 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réclamées" and "réclamés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réclamées vs relayées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #26,804 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.