Which to use
“reculés” and “roulés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,432
- “reculés” frequency rank
- #30,786
- “roulés” frequency rank
- 64218
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reculés | roulés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de reculé. | Masculin pluriel de roulé. |
Where the eye mixes reculés and roulés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. reculés runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against roulés's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses reculés with roulés
A purely visual mix-up. reculés (\ʁə.ky.le\) and roulés (\ʁu.le\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64218, 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\. roulés is at rank #30,786, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁu.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 64218, this pair ranks #78,103 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reculés vs roulés
Shared letters: lrsué. Private to "reculés": ce. Private to "roulés": o.
"reculés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "roulés" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reculés" and "roulés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "reculés" vs "roulés" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "reculés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "roulés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #78,103 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reculés" and "roulés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reculés vs rénales". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #78,103 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.