How do you spell Recluse?
Correct spelling
recluse
Remember: recluse has 'clus' from Latin 'shut' - not 'loose' or 'close'
Why is recluse spelled this way?
From Latin reclusus, shut away. RE (away) + CLAUDERE (to shut). A recluse has shut themselves away — solitude chosen as a permanent condition.
Common misspellings of recluse
reclucerecloosereclouse
Example
The famous author became a recluse after winning the Nobel Prize, rarely leaving his countryside cottage.