recursion
\rɪ.kɜː(r).ʒən\
The verdict
“recursion” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Récursion.
Corpus desk
Index FR-recursion · recursion · French
recursion · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | recursion |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \rɪ.kɜː(r).ʒən\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « recursion » en français
Rare enough to double-check
recursion is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \rɪ.kɜː(r).ʒən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Récursion.".
recursion has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is recursion, spelled R-E-C-U-R-S-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Récursion.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how recursion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Recursion can be used to solve any problem that can be expressed in terms of itself.
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.