réclamésvsrelatésConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#33,876
“réclamés” frequency rank
#48,148
“relatés” frequency rank
82024
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réclamés relatés
Definition Participe passé masculin pluriel de réclamer. Participe passé masculin pluriel de relater.

Where the eye mixes réclamés and relatés

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. réclamés runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against relatés's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
réclamés
7 ch
relatés

Why the eye confuses réclamés with relatés

A purely visual mix-up. réclamés (\ʁe.klɑ.me\) and relatés (\ʁə.la.te\) 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 82024, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réclamés is recorded at frequency rank #33,876, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.klɑ.me\. relatés is at rank #48,148, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.la.te\.

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 82024, this pair ranks #17,596 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of réclamés vs relatés

Shared letters: alrsé. Private to "réclamés": cm. Private to "relatés": et.

"réclamés" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "relatés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "réclamés" for "relatés" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.klɑ.me\ versus \ʁə.la.te\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "réclamés" vs "relatés" - which ranks higher?
"réclamés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,876 in our French list, against #48,148 for "relatés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "réclamés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "relatés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #17,596 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réclamés" and "relatés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relatés vs rénales". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #17,596 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