Which to use
“reculé” and “remué” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,720
- “reculé” frequency rank
- #45,277
- “remué” frequency rank
- 61997
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reculé | remué |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est éloigné, lointain. | Ému, touché. |
Letter map: reculé vs remué
Shared letters muted; letters that set reculé and remué apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. reculé runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against remué's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: reculé and remué
reculé and remué are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61997, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reculé is recorded at frequency rank #16,720, classified as anadj. remué is at rank #45,277, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.mɥe\.
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 61997, this pair ranks #89,383 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reculé vs remué
Shared letters: erué. Private to "reculé": cl. Private to "remué": m.
"reculé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "remué" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reculé" and "remué" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "reculé" or "remué"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "reculé" and "remué".
- Full dictionary entry for "reculé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remué" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #89,383 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reculé" and "remué" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rejoué vs remué". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #89,383 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.