recuire

verb

The verdict

“recuire” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cuire de nouveau.

Corpus desk

Index FR-recuire · recuire · French

recuire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for recuire
PropertyValue
Headwordrecuire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « recuire » en français

recuirereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

recuire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for recuire in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 recuire, spelled R-E-C-U-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cuire de nouveau.
  2. 2
    Remettre un ouvrage au feu pour sa perfection et sa conservation, pour lui donner une plus grande solidité, etc.
  3. 3
    Subir une nouvelle cuisson.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il faut recuire ces confitures.
  2. Recuire du pain.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "recuire"?
"recuire" is spelled R-E-C-U-I-R-E.
What does "recuire" mean?
As a verb, "recuire" means: Cuire de nouveau.
What language does "recuire" come from?
"recuire" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list