Which to use
“reculé” is an adjective and “refuge” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,720
- “reculé” frequency rank
- #5,392
- “refuge” frequency rank
- 22112
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reculé | refuge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est éloigné, lointain. | Asile ; retraite ; lieu où l’on cherche un abri. |
Letter map: reculé vs refuge
Shared letters muted; letters that set reculé and refuge apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - reculé and refuge
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: reculé is anadjective and refugeanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22112, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reculé is recorded at frequency rank #16,720, classified as anadj. refuge is at rank #5,392, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.fyʒ\.
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 22112, this pair ranks #359,763 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reculé vs refuge
Shared letters: eru. Private to "reculé": clé. Private to "refuge": fg.
"reculé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "refuge" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- refuge ← erfuge · reffuge · refgue · refueg · refugge · reufge · rfeuge · rrefuge
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reculé" and "refuge" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "reculé" or "refuge"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "reculé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "refuge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #359,763 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reculé" and "refuge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recife vs reculé". 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 #359,763 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.