Which to use
“reclus” is an adjective and “réélus” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,213
- “reclus” frequency rank
- #44,714
- “réélus” frequency rank
- 71927
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reclus | réélus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui vit en réclusion. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de réélire. |
Where the eye mixes reclus and réélus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. reclus (CVCCVC) and réélus (CVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: reclus vs réélus
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reclus is \ʁə.kly\ while réélus is \ʁe.e.ly\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71927, 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\. réélus is at rank #44,714, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.e.ly\.
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 71927, this pair ranks #45,789 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reclus vs réélus
Shared letters: lrsu. Private to "reclus": ce. Private to "réélus": é.
"reclus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "réélus" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reclus ← erclus · rcelus · recclus · recllus · reclsu · recluss · reculs · relcus
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reclus" for "réélus" ever safe?
Frequency check: "reclus" vs "réélus" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "reclus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réélus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,789 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reclus" and "réélus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réélus vs révolus". 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 #45,789 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.