Which to use
“reculés” and “reçus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,432
- “reculés” frequency rank
- #7,368
- “reçus” frequency rank
- 40800
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reculés | reçus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de reculé. | Masculin pluriel de reçu. |
Where the eye mixes reculés and reçus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. reculés runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against reçus's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses reculés with reçus
A purely visual mix-up. reculés (\ʁə.ky.le\) and reçus (\ʁə.sy\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40800, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reculés is recorded at frequency rank #33,432, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.ky.le\. reçus is at rank #7,368, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.sy\.
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 40800, this pair ranks #237,815 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reculés vs reçus
Shared letters: ersu. Private to "reculés": clé. Private to "reçus": ç.
"reculés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "reçus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reculés" and "reçus" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "reculés" vs "reçus" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "reculés" and "reçus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reculés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reçus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #237,815 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reculés" and "reçus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reculés vs rénales". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #237,815 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.