recevoir

\ʁə.sə.vwaʁ\

/\ʁə.sə.vwaʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“recevoir” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #1,372 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#1,372
frequency rank, French
8
letters
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Accepter, prendre ce qui est donné, ce qui est présenté, ce qui est offert sans qu’il soit dû.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

recevoir vs revoir
75% similar
recevoir vs recevons
75% similar
recevoir vs réservoir
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for recevoir
PropertyValue
Headwordrecevoir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁə.sə.vwaʁ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,372
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “recevoir” sits in French 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). recevoir lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for recevoir is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁə.sə.vwaʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #1,372 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 26 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for recevoir, with forms such as "ercevoir", "rceevoir", and "reccevoir". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "revoir", "recevons", "réservoir", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is recevoir, spelled R-E-C-E-V-O-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Accepter, prendre ce qui est donné, ce qui est présenté, ce qui est offert sans qu’il soit dû.
  2. 2
    Toucher ce qui est dû, en être payé.
  3. 3
    Se faire procurer ; en parlant de tout ce qui est délivré, fourni.
  4. 4
    Se faire remettre entre ses mains, se faire parvenir, en parlant des choses qui sont envoyées ou adressées à quelqu’un.
  5. 5
    Accueillir une ou des personnes qui sont adressées à quelqu’un.
  6. 6
    Accepter en parlant des biens qui arrivent, des choses qui sont données, accordées, comme grâce, faveur, récompense, etc., soit par Dieu, soit par les hommes.
  7. 7
    Être nommé dans une fonction.
  8. 8
    Subir, éprouver des maux, quelque chose de fâcheux, soit par hasard, soit par la volonté d’autrui.
  9. 9
    Subir, éprouver des impressions, des modifications, etc.
  10. 10
    Se faire transmettre, communiquer.
  11. 11
    Se faire transmettre pour exécution, pour indication.
  12. 12
    Se faire donner des sacrements.
  13. 13
    Tirer ; emprunter ; faire venir.
  14. 14
    Recueillir, contenir les choses qui viennent y aboutir ou qui viennent s’y rendre.
  15. 15
    Recueillir, retenir, en parlant des personnes.
  16. 16
    Se faire donner certaines paroles ou certains écrits, pour servir d’assurance, de gage, etc.
  17. 17
    Se faire confier.
  18. 18
    Accueillir, agréer, accepter.
  19. 19
    Accueillir des personnes qui viennent à vous.
  20. 20
    Admettre chez soi les personnes par qui l’on est visité.
  21. 21
    Donner retraite ; donner asile chez soi.
  22. 22
    Admettre.
  23. 23
    Installer dans une charge, dans une dignité, dans un emploi, etc., avec le cérémonial ordinaire.
  24. 24
    Se soumettre, déférer à quelque chose, comme à une loi, à une règle, à une vérité reconnue.
  25. 25
    Être doté de.
  26. 26
    Prendre contact avec le sol.

Synonyms

obtenir

This word in other languages

receive(English)recibir(Español)bekommen(Deutsch)receber(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ercevoir,rceevoir,reccevoir,receovir,recevior,recevoirr,recevori,recevvoir,recveoir,reecvoir,rrecevoir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of recevoir - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ercevoir2rceevoir2reccevoir1receovir2recevior2recevoirr1recevori2recevvoir1
Edit distance from "recevoir"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "recevoir"?
"recevoir" is spelled R-E-C-E-V-O-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.sə.vwaʁ\.
What does "recevoir" mean?
As a verb, "recevoir" means: Accepter, prendre ce qui est donné, ce qui est présenté, ce qui est offert sans qu’il soit dû.
What words are commonly confused with "recevoir"?
"recevoir" is commonly confused with "revoir", "recevons", "réservoir". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "recevoir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "recevoir" is \ʁə.sə.vwaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "recevoir" come from?
"recevoir" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “recevoir”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is R-E-C-E-V-O-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁə.sə.vwaʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “revoir” - see the side-by-side comparison. recevoir vs revoir
  • 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list