recipient

\ɹə.ˈsɪp.i.ənt\

/\ɹə.ˈsɪp.i.ənt\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Destinataire (personne).

Corpus desk

Index FR-recipient · recipient · French

recipient · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for recipient
PropertyValue
Headwordrecipient
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɹə.ˈsɪp.i.ənt\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « recipient » en français

recipientn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

recipient is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɹə.ˈsɪp.i.ənt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for recipient in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is recipient, spelled R-E-C-I-P-I-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Destinataire (personne).
  2. 2
    Récipient (objet).
  3. 3
    Récipiendaire (personne ayant reçu).

Synonyms

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 "recipient"?
"recipient" is spelled R-E-C-I-P-I-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɹə.ˈsɪp.i.ənt\.
What does "recipient" mean?
As a noun, "recipient" means: Destinataire (personne).
How do you pronounce "recipient"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "recipient" is \ɹə.ˈsɪp.i.ənt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "recipient" come from?
"recipient" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list