Which to use
“reclus” and “révolus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,213
- “reclus” frequency rank
- #47,590
- “révolus” frequency rank
- 74803
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reclus | révolus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui vit en réclusion. | Masculin pluriel de révolu. |
Where the eye mixes reclus and révolus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. reclus runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against révolus's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: reclus vs révolus
A purely visual mix-up. reclus (\ʁə.kly\) and révolus (\ʁe.vɔ.ly\) 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 74803, 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\. révolus is at rank #47,590, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.vɔ.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 74803, this pair ranks #35,965 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reclus vs révolus
Shared letters: lrsu. Private to "reclus": ce. Private to "révolus": ové.
"reclus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "révolus" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reclus ← erclus · rcelus · recclus · recllus · reclsu · recluss · reculs · relcus
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reclus" and "révolus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "reclus" or "révolus"?
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 "révolus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,965 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reclus" and "révolus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revêtus 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 #35,965 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.