Which to use
“reculés” and “réelles” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,432
- “reculés” frequency rank
- #6,752
- “réelles” frequency rank
- 40184
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reculés | réelles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de reculé. | Féminin pluriel de réel. |
Where the eye mixes reculés and réelles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. reculés (CVCVCVC) and réelles (CVVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: reculés vs réelles
A purely visual mix-up. reculés (\ʁə.ky.le\) and réelles (\ʁe.ɛl\) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40184, 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\. réelles is at rank #6,752, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.ɛl\.
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 40184, this pair ranks #242,398 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reculés vs réelles
Shared letters: elrsé. Private to "reculés": cu. Private to "réelles": -.
"reculés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "réelles" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reculés" for "réelles" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "reculés" and "réelles" 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 "réelles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #242,398 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reculés" and "réelles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reculés vs rénales". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #242,398 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.