cour de récré

\kuʁ də ʁe.kʁe\

/\kuʁ də ʁe.kʁe\/ noun

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The verdict

“cour de récré” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cour de récréation.

Key facts for cour de récré
PropertyValue
Headwordcour de récré
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kuʁ də ʁe.kʁe\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cour de récré” sits in French frequency

cour de récré falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cour de récré is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kuʁ də ʁe.kʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cour de récréation.".

cour de récré has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is cour de récré, spelled C-O-U-R- -D-E- -R-É-C-R-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cour de récréation.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cour de récré"?
"cour de récré" is spelled C-O-U-R- -D-E- -R-É-C-R-É. The IPA pronunciation is \kuʁ də ʁe.kʁe\.
What does "cour de récré" mean?
As a noun, "cour de récré" means: Cour de récréation.
How do you pronounce "cour de récré"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cour de récré" is \kuʁ də ʁe.kʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cour de récré" come from?
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Using “cour de récré”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-U-R- -D-E- -R-É-C-R-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kuʁ də ʁe.kʁe\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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