récupérer

\ʁe.ky.pe.ʁe\

/\ʁe.ky.pe.ʁe\/ verb

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The verdict

“récupérer” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,335. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,335
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-recuperer · récupérer · French

récupérer · rank #2,335 · 14 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,335
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH russes

Nearest frequency peer: russes (-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 « récupérer »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « récupérer » 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).

récupérer vs repérer
67% similar
récupérer vs récupérés
78% similar
récupérer vs rémunérer
78% similar

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

Key facts for récupérer
PropertyValue
Headwordrécupérer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁe.ky.pe.ʁe\
Letters9
Frequency rank#2,335
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « récupérer »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « russes » (#2,334), « réduit » (#2,336), « remise » (#2,333). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « récupérer » est au #2,335. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around récupérer (IPA \ʁe.ky.pe.ʁe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,335 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for récupérer, with forms such as "rcéupérer", "recuperer", and "rrécupérer". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "repérer", "récupérés", "rémunérer", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is récupérer, spelled R-É-C-U-P-É-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Recouvrer.
  2. 2
    Retrouver des forces après un effort physique ou une maladie.
  3. 3
    Rétablir un usage pour un objet hors service, redonner une nouvelle fraicheur pour une chose vieillie.
  4. 4
    Rattraper les jours de travail pendant lesquels on ne travaille pas.
  5. 5
    Collecter.
  6. 6
    Se remettre en possession de ce qu’on a perdu.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L'organisateur de ces combats est souvent un cafetier possédant un gallodrome aménagé à cet effet. La somme qu'il a versée, il arrive à la récupérer par le prix des entrées, pas toujours, mais souvent, car ces combats trouvent encore beaucoup d'amateurs.
  2. Jusqu’à présent, j’ai mis quatre cent mille francs dans la plantation, mais j’arriverai peut-être à les récupérer..

This word in other languages

recover(English)zurückbekommen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rcéupérer
  • recuperer
  • rrécupérer
  • réccupérer
  • récpuérer
  • récuppérer
  • récupréer
  • récupéerr
  • récupérerr
  • récupérre
  • récupérrer
  • récuéprer
  • réucpérer
  • ércupérer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

rcéupérer2recuperer2rrécupérer1réccupérer1récpuérer2récuppérer1récupréer2récupéerr2
Edit distance from "récupérer"

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 "récupérer"?
"récupérer" is spelled R-É-C-U-P-É-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁe.ky.pe.ʁe\.
What does "récupérer" mean?
As a verb, "récupérer" means: Recouvrer.
What words are commonly confused with "récupérer"?
"récupérer" is commonly confused with "repérer", "récupérés", "rémunérer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "récupérer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "récupérer" is \ʁe.ky.pe.ʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "récupérer" come from?
"récupérer" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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

commandant14 variantscouverture14 variantsprésents14 variantssocialiste14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list