recueil

noun

"recueil" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“recueil” is uncommon English (frequency #91,979 among 21,470 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,979
frequency rank, English
21,470
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - compendium, literary compilation

Key facts for recueil
PropertyValue
Headwordrecueil
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#91,979
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “recueil” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). recueil lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

recueil is uncommon English at frequency #91,979 among 21,470 “R” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "compendium, literary compilation".

No generated misspelling entries exist for recueil in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English recuel, recuyell, recule, from French recueil. The correct English form is recueil, spelled R-E-C-U-E-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    compendium, literary compilation

Etymology

From Middle English recuel, recuyell, recule, from French recueil.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "recueil"?
"recueil" is spelled R-E-C-U-E-I-L.
What does "recueil" mean?
As a noun, "recueil" means: compendium, literary compilation
What is the origin of the word "recueil"?
From Middle English recuel, recuyell, recule, from French recueil. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “recueil”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is R-E-C-U-E-I-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list