Which to use
“reculés” and “réputés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,432
- “reculés” frequency rank
- #14,145
- “réputés” frequency rank
- 47577
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reculés | réputés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de reculé. | Masculin pluriel de réputé. |
Where the eye mixes reculés and réputés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. reculés and réputés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses reculés with réputés
A purely visual mix-up. reculés (\ʁə.ky.le\) and réputés (\ʁe.py.te\) 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 47577, 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\. réputés is at rank #14,145, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.py.te\.
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 47577, this pair ranks #185,862 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reculés vs réputés
Shared letters: rsué. Private to "reculés": cel. Private to "réputés": pt.
"reculés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "réputés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reculés" and "réputés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "reculés" vs "réputés" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "reculés" and "réputés" 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 "réputés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #185,862 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reculés" and "réputés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reculés vs rénales". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #185,862 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.