recueillis

\ʁə.kœ.ji\

/\ʁə.kœ.ji\/ adj

The verdict

“recueillis” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #12,235 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.

#12,235
frequency rank, French
10
letters
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

recueillis vs recueils
80% similar
recueillis vs recueilli
90% similar
recueillis vs recueille
80% similar

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

Key facts for recueillis
PropertyValue
Headwordrecueillis
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʁə.kœ.ji\
Letters10
Frequency rank#12,235
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “recueillis” 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). recueillis 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 recueillis is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁə.kœ.ji\. Corpus data places it at rank #12,235 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Masculin pluriel de recueilli.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for recueillis, with forms such as "ercueillis", "rceueillis", and "reccueillis". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "recueils", "recueilli", "recueille", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is recueillis, spelled R-E-C-U-E-I-L-L-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de recueilli.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ercueillis,rceueillis,reccueillis,receuillis,recueilils,recueilis,recueilliss,recueillsi,recuelilis,recuiellis,reuceillis,rrecueillis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ercueillis2rceueillis2reccueillis1receuillis2recueilils2recueilis1recueilliss1recueillsi2
Edit distance from "recueillis"

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

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

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