reçoive

\ʁə.swav\

/\ʁə.swav\/ verb

The verdict

“reçoive” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #25,479. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,479
frequency rank, French
507,453
“R” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de recevoir.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

reçoive vs rénové
43% similar
reçoive vs revoie
71% similar
reçoive vs récolte
43% similar

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

Key facts for reçoive
PropertyValue
Headwordreçoive
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁə.swav\
Letters7
Frequency rank#25,479
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “reçoive” 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). reçoive lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around reçoive (IPA \ʁə.swav\), averb. Corpus frequency is #25,479 among 507,453 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for reçoive, with forms such as "erçoive", "recoive", and "reoçive". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "rénové", "revoie", "récolte", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 reçoive, spelled R-E-Ç-O-I-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de recevoir.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de recevoir.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erçoive
  • recoive
  • reoçive
  • reçiove
  • reçoiev
  • reçoivve
  • reçovie
  • rreçoive
  • rçeoive

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of reçoive - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

erçoive2recoive1reoçive2reçiove2reçoiev2reçoivve1reçovie2rreçoive1
Edit distance from "reçoive"

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 "reçoive"?
"reçoive" is spelled R-E-Ç-O-I-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.swav\.
What does "reçoive" mean?
As a verb, "reçoive" means: Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de recevoir.
What words are commonly confused with "reçoive"?
"reçoive" is commonly confused with "rénové", "revoie", "récolte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "reçoive"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reçoive" is \ʁə.swav\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reçoive" come from?
"reçoive" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “reçoive”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is R-E-Ç-O-I-V-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁə.swav\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “rénové” - see the side-by-side comparison. reçoive vs rénové
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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