réclamentvsréclamésWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“réclament” and “réclamés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,737
“réclament” frequency rank
#33,876
“réclamés” frequency rank
43613
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réclament réclamés
Definition Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de réclamer. Participe passé masculin pluriel de réclamer.

Where the eye mixes réclament and réclamés

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. réclament runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCC) against réclamés's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
réclament
8 ch
réclamés

Look-alike desk: réclament vs réclamés

A purely visual mix-up. réclament (\ʁe.klɑm\) and réclamés (\ʁe.klɑ.me\) 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 43613, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réclament is recorded at frequency rank #9,737, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.klɑm\. 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 43613, this pair ranks #216,725 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of réclament vs réclamés

Shared letters: aclmré. Private to "réclament": ent. Private to "réclamés": s.

"réclament" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC  ·  "réclamés" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "réclament" and "réclamés" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.klɑm\ versus \ʁe.klɑ.me\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "réclament" vs "réclamés" - which ranks higher?
"réclament" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,737 in our French list, against #33,876 for "réclamés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "réclament" and "réclamés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "réclament" 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 #216,725 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réclament" and "réclamés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réclamés vs relatés". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #216,725 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list