Which to use
“reculé” is an adjective and “résulté” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,720
- “reculé” frequency rank
- #35,710
- “résulté” frequency rank
- 52430
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reculé | résulté |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est éloigné, lointain. | Participe passé masculin singulier de résulter. |
Letter map: reculé vs résulté
Shared letters muted; letters that set reculé and résulté apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. reculé runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against résulté's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: reculé vs résulté
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: reculé is anadjective and résultéaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52430, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reculé is recorded at frequency rank #16,720, classified as anadj. résulté is at rank #35,710, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.zyl.te\.
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 52430, this pair ranks #147,777 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reculé vs résulté
Shared letters: lrué. Private to "reculé": ce. Private to "résulté": st.
"reculé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "résulté" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reculé" and "résulté" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "reculé" vs "résulté" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "reculé" and "résulté".
- Full dictionary entry for "reculé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "résulté" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #147,777 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reculé" and "résulté" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régulée vs résulté". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #147,777 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.