Which to use
“réclamer” and “replacer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,653
- “réclamer” frequency rank
- #22,070
- “replacer” frequency rank
- 28723
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réclamer | replacer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Implorer ; demander avec insistance. | Remettre à sa place. |
Where the eye mixes réclamer and replacer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. réclamer and replacer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between réclamer and replacer
A purely visual mix-up. réclamer (\ʁe.klɑ.me\) and replacer (\ʁə.pla.se\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28723, 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\. replacer is at rank #22,070, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pla.se\.
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 28723, this pair ranks #321,088 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réclamer vs replacer
Shared letters: acelr. Private to "réclamer": mé. Private to "replacer": p.
"réclamer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "replacer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- replacer ← erplacer · relpacer · repalcer · replaccer · replacerr · replacre · replaecr · replcaer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réclamer" and "replacer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "réclamer" or "replacer" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "réclamer" and "replacer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "réclamer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "replacer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #321,088 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réclamer" and "replacer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "replacé vs replacer". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #321,088 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.