Which to use
“racontée” and “récoltée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,801
- “racontée” frequency rank
- #47,014
- “récoltée” frequency rank
- 64815
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | racontée | récoltée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de raconter. | Participe passé féminin singulier de récolter. |
Where the eye mixes racontée and récoltée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. racontée and récoltée follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: racontée vs récoltée
A purely visual mix-up. racontée (\ʁa.kɔ̃.te\) and récoltée (\ʁe.kɔl.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64815, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
racontée is recorded at frequency rank #17,801, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁa.kɔ̃.te\. récoltée is at rank #47,014, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.kɔl.te\.
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 64815, this pair ranks #75,197 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of racontée vs récoltée
Shared letters: ceorté. Private to "racontée": an. Private to "récoltée": l.
"racontée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "récoltée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "racontée" and "récoltée" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "racontée" vs "récoltée" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "racontée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "récoltée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,197 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "racontée" and "récoltée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "récoltée vs redoutée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #75,197 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.