Which to use
“reculent” and “résument” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,556
- “reculent” frequency rank
- #24,022
- “résument” frequency rank
- 56578
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reculent | résument |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de reculer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de résumer. |
Where the eye mixes reculent and résument
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: reculent vs résument
A purely visual mix-up. reculent (\ʁə.kyl\) and résument (\ʁe.zym\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56578, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reculent is recorded at frequency rank #32,556, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.kyl\. résument is at rank #24,022, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.zym\.
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 56578, this pair ranks #120,221 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reculent vs résument
Shared letters: enrtu. Private to "reculent": cl. Private to "résument": msé.
"reculent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "résument" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reculent ← erculent · rceulent · recculent · recluent · recuelnt · reculennt · reculentt · reculetn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reculent" for "résument" ever safe?
Frequency check: "reculent" vs "résument" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "reculent" and "résument" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reculent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "résument" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,221 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reculent" and "résument" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recèlent vs reculent". 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 #120,221 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.