reconnaissez

\ʁə.kɔ.nɛ.se\

/\ʁə.kɔ.nɛ.se\/ verb

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The verdict

“reconnaissez” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,439. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,439
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de reconnaître (ou reconnaitre).

Corpus desk

Index FR-reconnaissez · reconnaissez · French

reconnaissez · rank #21,439 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,439
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH recevons

Nearest frequency peer: recevons (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « reconnaissez »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « reconnaissez » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

reconnaissez vs reconnaisse
92% similar
reconnaissez vs reconnaissent
85% similar

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

Key facts for reconnaissez
PropertyValue
Headwordreconnaissez
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁə.kɔ.nɛ.se\
Letters12
Frequency rank#21,439
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « reconnaissez »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.reconnaissezse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « recevons » (#21,438), « refroidi » (#21,440), « randonnées » (#21,437). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « reconnaissez » est au #21,439. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around reconnaissez (IPA \ʁə.kɔ.nɛ.se\), averb. Corpus frequency is #21,439 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for reconnaissez, with forms such as "erconnaissez", "rceonnaissez", and "recconnaissez". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "reconnaisse", "reconnaissent", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is reconnaissez, spelled R-E-C-O-N-N-A-I-S-S-E-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de reconnaître (ou reconnaitre).
  2. 2
    Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’impératif présent de reconnaître (ou reconnaitre).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how reconnaissez appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Elle entame alors un discours néo-chrétien saupoudré d’idées politiques, qui n’est ni catholique ni protestant, mais moral, oh ! moral en diable, où vous reconnaissez une pièce de chaque étoffe qu’ont tissue les doctrines modernes aux prises.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erconnaissez
  • rceonnaissez
  • recconnaissez
  • recnonaissez
  • reconaissez
  • reconanissez
  • reconnaisesz
  • reconnaisez
  • reconnaissezz
  • reconnaissze
  • reconnasisez
  • reconniassez
  • reocnnaissez
  • rreconnaissez

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of reconnaissez - 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.

erconnaissez2rceonnaissez2recconnaissez1recnonaissez2reconaissez1reconanissez2reconnaisesz2reconnaisez1
Edit distance from "reconnaissez"

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 "reconnaissez"?
"reconnaissez" is spelled R-E-C-O-N-N-A-I-S-S-E-Z. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.kɔ.nɛ.se\.
What does "reconnaissez" mean?
As a verb, "reconnaissez" means: Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de reconnaître (ou reconnaitre).
What words are commonly confused with "reconnaissez"?
"reconnaissez" is commonly confused with "reconnaisse", "reconnaissent". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "reconnaissez"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reconnaissez" is \ʁə.kɔ.nɛ.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reconnaissez" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "reconnaissez", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

quantitative#21,434pensionnaire#21,419pathologique#21,418mystérieuses#21,403

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

randonnées14 variantsrécupérés14 variantssortiront14 variantssyndicaux14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list