Which to use
“reclus” and “reculés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,213
- “reclus” frequency rank
- #33,432
- “reculés” frequency rank
- 60645
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reclus | reculés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui vit en réclusion. | Masculin pluriel de reculé. |
Where the eye mixes reclus and reculés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. reclus runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against reculés's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: reclus vs reculés
A purely visual mix-up. reclus (\ʁə.kly\) and reculés (\ʁə.ky.le\) 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 60645, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reclus is recorded at frequency rank #27,213, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.kly\. reculés is at rank #33,432, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.ky.le\.
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 60645, this pair ranks #96,557 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reclus vs reculés
Shared letters: celrsu. Private to "reclus": -. Private to "reculés": é.
"reclus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "reculés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reclus ← erclus · rcelus · recclus · recllus · reclsu · recluss · reculs · relcus
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reclus" and "reculés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "reclus" vs "reculés" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "reclus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reculés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #96,557 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reclus" and "reculés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reculés vs rénales". 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 #96,557 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.