Which to use
“reculée” is a noun and “résulté” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,008
- “reculée” frequency rank
- #35,710
- “résulté” frequency rank
- 74718
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reculée | résulté |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Espace qui permet de se reculer. | Participe passé masculin singulier de résulter. |
Where the eye mixes reculée and résulté
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. reculée (CVCVCVV) and résulté (CVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses reculée with résulté
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reculée is \ʁə.ky.le\ while résulté is \ʁe.zyl.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74718, 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\. 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 74718, this pair ranks #36,256 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reculée vs résulté
Shared letters: lrué. Private to "reculée": ce. Private to "résulté": st.
"reculée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "résulté" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reculée" and "résulté" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "reculée" or "résulté"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "reculée" 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 #36,256 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reculée" and "résulté" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reculée vs refoulée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #36,256 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.