Which to use
“recel” is a noun and “recèlent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,211
- “recel” frequency rank
- #49,896
- “recèlent” frequency rank
- 77107
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recel | recèlent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acte de celui ou de celle qui recèle. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de receler. |
Same sound, different letters: recel vs recèlent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. recel runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against recèlent's 8 (CVCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - recel / recèlent
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: recel and recèlent carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁə.sɛl\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77107, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recel is recorded at frequency rank #27,211, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.sɛl\. recèlent is at rank #49,896, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.sɛl\.
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 77107, this pair ranks #29,297 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recel vs recèlent
Shared letters: celr. Private to "recel": -. Private to "recèlent": ntè.
"recel" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "recèlent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recel ← ercel · rceel · reccel · recell · recle · reecl · rrecel
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recel" for "recèlent" ever safe?
Which is more common, "recel" or "recèlent"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "recel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recèlent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,297 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recel" and "recèlent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recèlent vs repèrent". 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 #29,297 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.