Which to use
“réclamer” and “réclamés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,653
- “réclamer” frequency rank
- #33,876
- “réclamés” frequency rank
- 40529
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réclamer | réclamés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Implorer ; demander avec insistance. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de réclamer. |
Same sound, different letters: réclamer vs réclamés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. réclamer and réclamés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Homophone desk: réclamer vs réclamés
This is the hard kind. réclamer 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40529, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réclamer is recorded at frequency rank #6,653, 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 40529, this pair ranks #239,797 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réclamer vs réclamés
Shared letters: aclmré. Private to "réclamer": e. Private to "réclamés": s.
"réclamer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "réclamés" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réclamer" and "réclamés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "réclamer" or "réclamés"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "réclamer" / "réclamés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "réclamer" 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 #239,797 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réclamer" and "réclamés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réclamés vs relatés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #239,797 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.