Which to use
“racontées” and “récoltées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,496
- “racontées” frequency rank
- #27,225
- “récoltées” frequency rank
- 65721
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | racontées | récoltées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de raconter. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de récolter. |
Where the eye mixes racontées and récoltées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. racontées and récoltées follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses racontées with récoltées
A purely visual mix-up. racontées (\ʁa.kɔ̃.te\) and récoltées (\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 65721, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
racontées is recorded at frequency rank #38,496, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁa.kɔ̃.te\. récoltées is at rank #27,225, 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 65721, this pair ranks #71,056 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of racontées vs récoltées
Shared letters: ceorsté. Private to "racontées": an. Private to "récoltées": l.
"racontées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "récoltées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "racontées" and "récoltées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "racontées" or "récoltées"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "racontées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "récoltées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,056 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "racontées" and "récoltées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rachetées vs racontées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #71,056 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.