Which to use
“reflex” is a noun and “réflexes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,320
- “reflex” frequency rank
- #14,353
- “réflexes” frequency rank
- 42673
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reflex | réflexes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Type d’appareil photographique caractérisé par l’utilisation d’un objectif unique servant à la fois à la prise de vue et à la visée grâce à un système de miroir mobile (ou parfois avec deux objectifs, l’un servant à la prise de vue, l’autre à la visée). | Pluriel de réflexe. |
Same sound, different letters: reflex vs réflexes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - reflex and réflexes
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: reflex and réflexes carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁe.flɛks\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42673, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reflex is recorded at frequency rank #28,320, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.flɛks\. réflexes is at rank #14,353, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.flɛks\.
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 42673, this pair ranks #223,835 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reflex vs réflexes
Shared letters: eflrx. Private to "reflex": -. Private to "réflexes": sé.
"reflex" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "réflexes" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reflex ← erflex · refelx · refflex · reflexx · refllex · reflxe · relfex · rfelex
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reflex" for "réflexes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "reflex" vs "réflexes" - which ranks higher?
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 "reflex" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réflexes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #223,835 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reflex" and "réflexes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rafler vs reflex". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #223,835 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.