Which to use
“reculée” is a noun and “reculer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,008
- “reculée” frequency rank
- #8,452
- “reculer” frequency rank
- 47460
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reculée | reculer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Espace qui permet de se reculer. | Tirer ou pousser un objet en arrière. |
Same sound, different letters: reculée vs reculer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. reculée (CVCVCVV) and reculer (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - reculée / reculer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: reculée and reculer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁə.ky.le\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47460, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reculée is recorded at frequency rank #39,008, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.ky.le\. reculer is at rank #8,452, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ky.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 47460, this pair ranks #186,747 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reculée vs reculer
Shared letters: celru. Private to "reculée": é. Private to "reculer": -.
"reculée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "reculer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reculer ← erculer · rceuler · recculer · recluer · recuelr · reculerr · reculler · reculre
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reculée" and "reculer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "reculée" vs "reculer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "reculée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reculer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #186,747 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reculée" and "reculer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reculée vs refoulée". 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 #186,747 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.