Which to use
“reculées” is a noun and “reculer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,515
- “reculées” frequency rank
- #8,452
- “reculer” frequency rank
- 45967
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reculées | reculer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de reculée. | Tirer ou pousser un objet en arrière. |
Same sound, different letters: reculées vs reculer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. reculées runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against reculer's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - reculées / reculer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: reculées 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45967, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reculées is recorded at frequency rank #37,515, 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 45967, this pair ranks #198,668 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reculées vs reculer
Shared letters: celru. Private to "reculées": sé. Private to "reculer": -.
"reculées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "reculer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reculer ← erculer · rceuler · recculer · recluer · recuelr · reculerr · reculler · reculre
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reculées" and "reculer" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "reculées" or "reculer"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "reculées" / "reculer". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "reculées" 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 #198,668 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reculées" and "reculer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reculées vs régulée". 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 #198,668 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.