reconnus

\ʁə.kɔ.ny\

/\ʁə.kɔ.ny\/ adj

The verdict

“reconnus” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #6,993 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.

#6,993
frequency rank, French
8
letters
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de reconnu.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

reconnus vs reconnu
88% similar
reconnus vs recoins
75% similar
reconnus vs reconnue
88% similar

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

Key facts for reconnus
PropertyValue
Headwordreconnus
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʁə.kɔ.ny\
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,993
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “reconnus” 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). reconnus 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 reconnus is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁə.kɔ.ny\. Corpus data places it at rank #6,993 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Masculin pluriel de reconnu.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for reconnus, with forms such as "erconnus", "rceonnus", and "recconnus". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "reconnu", "recoins", "reconnue", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 reconnus, spelled R-E-C-O-N-N-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de reconnu.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erconnus,rceonnus,recconnus,recnonus,reconnsu,reconnuss,reconuns,reconus,reocnnus,rreconnus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of reconnus - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

erconnus2rceonnus2recconnus1recnonus2reconnsu2reconnuss1reconuns2reconus1
Edit distance from "reconnus"

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 "reconnus"?
"reconnus" is spelled R-E-C-O-N-N-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.kɔ.ny\.
What does "reconnus" mean?
As an adjective, "reconnus" means: Masculin pluriel de reconnu.
What words are commonly confused with "reconnus"?
"reconnus" is commonly confused with "reconnu", "recoins", "reconnue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "reconnus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reconnus" is \ʁə.kɔ.ny\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reconnus" come from?
"reconnus" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “reconnus”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is R-E-C-O-N-N-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁə.kɔ.ny\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “reconnu” - see the side-by-side comparison. reconnus vs reconnu
  • 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