Which to use
“raclée” is a noun and “recréé” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,546
- “raclée” frequency rank
- #43,109
- “recréé” frequency rank
- 75655
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raclée | recréé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Coups répétés portés à une personne ou à un animal. | Participe passé masculin singulier de recréer. |
Where the eye mixes raclée and recréé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. raclée and recréé follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: raclée vs recréé
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: raclée is \ʁɑ.kle\ while recréé is \ʁə.kʁe.e\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75655, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raclée is recorded at frequency rank #32,546, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁɑ.kle\. recréé is at rank #43,109, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.kʁe.e\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 75655, this pair ranks #33,410 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of raclée vs recréé
Shared letters: ceré. Private to "raclée": al. Private to "recréé": -.
"raclée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "recréé" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "raclée" and "recréé" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "raclée" vs "recréé" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "raclée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recréé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,410 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raclée" and "recréé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recife vs recréé". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #33,410 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.