Which to use
“reculées” is a noun and “reculés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,515
- “reculées” frequency rank
- #33,432
- “reculés” frequency rank
- 70947
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reculées | reculés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de reculée. | Masculin pluriel de reculé. |
Same sound, different letters: reculées vs reculés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. reculées runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against reculés's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: reculées vs reculés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: reculées and reculés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁə.ky.le\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, 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 70947, 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\. reculés is at rank #33,432, tagged as anadj, 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 70947, this pair ranks #49,382 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reculées vs reculés
Shared letters: celrsué. Private to "reculées": -. Private to "reculés": -.
"reculées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "reculés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reculées" and "reculés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "reculées" or "reculés"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "reculées" / "reculés". 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 "reculés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,382 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reculées" and "reculés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reculées vs régulée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #49,382 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.