Which to use
“rébus” is a noun and “reçue” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,013
- “rébus” frequency rank
- #7,894
- “reçue” frequency rank
- 54907
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rébus | reçue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Jeu d’esprit qui consiste à représenter un mot, un nom ou une phrase par des figures d’objets dont les noms offrent à l’oreille une ressemblance avec ce mot, ce nom, cette phrase. | Féminin singulier de reçu. |
Where the eye mixes rébus and reçue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. rébus (CVCVC) and reçue (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: rébus vs reçue
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rébus is \ʁe.by\ while reçue is \ʁə.sy\. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54907, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rébus is recorded at frequency rank #47,013, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.by\. reçue is at rank #7,894, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.sy\.
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 54907, this pair ranks #130,882 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rébus vs reçue
Shared letters: ru. Private to "rébus": bsé. Private to "reçue": eç.
"rébus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "reçue" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rébus" and "reçue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "rébus" or "reçue"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rébus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reçue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #130,882 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rébus" and "reçue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rébus vs Reis". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #130,882 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.