Which to use
“recyclé” and “recyclés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,844
- “recyclé” frequency rank
- #34,279
- “recyclés” frequency rank
- 61123
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recyclé | recyclés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de recycler. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de recycler. |
Same sound, different letters: recyclé vs recyclés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. recyclé runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against recyclés's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - recyclé / recyclés
This is the hard kind. recyclé and recyclés are pronounced identically (\ʁə.si.kle\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “recyclé” sits inside “recyclés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61123, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recyclé is recorded at frequency rank #26,844, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.si.kle\. recyclés is at rank #34,279, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.si.kle\.
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 61123, this pair ranks #93,943 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recyclé vs recyclés
Shared letters: celryé. Private to "recyclé": -. Private to "recyclés": s.
"recyclé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "recyclés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recyclé" for "recyclés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "recyclé" or "recyclés"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "recyclé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recyclés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,943 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recyclé" and "recyclés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recalé vs recyclé". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #93,943 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.