recru
French, adjective\ʁə.kʁy\
recru is spelled R-E-C-R-U (5 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written French, the 132,154th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Recru is a French adjective meaning “tired, exhausted” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est harassé, las, exténué”.
What does recru mean in English?
adjective
- 1
tired, exhausted
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Végétation ligneuse poussant après une coupe. 2. Une telle végétation ne comprenant pas de tiges d’essence objective.
adjective: 1. Qui est harassé, las, exténué. 2. Accablé, submergé.
noun: 1. Variante orthographique de recru.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of recru
- recrue feminine
- recrus masculine plural
- recrues feminine plural
- recrû
- recrûs plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce recru?
- \ʁə.kʁy\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is recru in French?
recru appears about once in every 17 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).