Which to use
“reculé” is an adjective and “rotule” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,720
- “reculé” frequency rank
- #39,517
- “rotule” frequency rank
- 56237
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reculé | rotule |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est éloigné, lointain. | Petit os plat, triangulaire, à angles arrondis, placé en avant du genou, à l’endroit où le fémur s’articule avec le tibia. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set reculé and rotule apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: reculé is anadjective and rotuleanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56237, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reculé is recorded at frequency rank #16,720, classified as anadj. rotule is at rank #39,517, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁɔ.tyl\.
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 56237, this pair ranks #122,356 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reculé vs rotule
Shared letters: elru. Private to "reculé": cé. Private to "rotule": ot.
"reculé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "rotule" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rotule ← ortule · rotlue · rottule · rotuel · rotulle · routle · rrotule · rtoule
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reculé" and "rotule" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "reculé" or "rotule"?
Remembering reculé vs rotule
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “reculé”; for a noun, it's “rotule”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “reculé” entry
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