Which to use
“reculé” is an adjective and “refilé” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,720
- “reculé” frequency rank
- #35,239
- “refilé” frequency rank
- 51959
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reculé | refilé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est éloigné, lointain. | Participe passé masculin singulier de refiler. |
Letter map: reculé vs refilé
Shared letters muted; letters that set reculé and refilé apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: reculé vs refilé
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: reculé is anadjective and refiléaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51959, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reculé is recorded at frequency rank #16,720, classified as anadj. refilé is at rank #35,239, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fi.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 51959, this pair ranks #151,164 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reculé vs refilé
Shared letters: elré. Private to "reculé": cu. Private to "refilé": fi.
"reculé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "refilé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reculé" and "refilé" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "reculé" vs "refilé" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "reculé" vs "refilé" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "reculé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "refilé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #151,164 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reculé" and "refilé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recife vs refilé". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #151,164 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.