Which to use
“raclette” and “recette” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,833
- “raclette” frequency rank
- #3,496
- “recette” frequency rank
- 24329
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raclette | recette |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Petite racle. | Ensemble des étapes nécessaire à la réalisation d’un plat en cuisine. |
Where the eye mixes raclette and recette
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. raclette runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against recette's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: raclette vs recette
A purely visual mix-up. raclette (\ʁɑ.klɛt\) and recette (\ʁə.sɛt\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24329, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raclette is recorded at frequency rank #20,833, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁɑ.klɛt\. recette is at rank #3,496, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.sɛt\.
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 24329, this pair ranks #347,224 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of raclette vs recette
Shared letters: cert. Private to "raclette": al. Private to "recette": -.
"raclette" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "recette" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "raclette" and "recette" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "raclette" vs "recette" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "raclette" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recette" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #347,224 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raclette" and "recette" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "raclette vs rochette". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #347,224 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.