Which to use
“recèlent” and “recevant” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,896
- “recèlent” frequency rank
- #12,036
- “recevant” frequency rank
- 61932
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recèlent | recevant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de receler. | Participe présent de recevoir. |
Where the eye mixes recèlent and recevant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recèlent and recevant follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses recèlent with recevant
A purely visual mix-up. recèlent (\ʁə.sɛl\) and recevant (\ʁə.sə.vɑ̃\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61932, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recèlent is recorded at frequency rank #49,896, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.sɛl\. recevant is at rank #12,036, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.sə.vɑ̃\.
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 61932, this pair ranks #89,701 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recèlent vs recevant
Shared letters: cenrt. Private to "recèlent": lè. Private to "recevant": av.
"recèlent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "recevant" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recevant ← ercevant · rceevant · reccevant · receavnt · recevannt · recevantt · recevatn · recevnat
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recèlent" and "recevant" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "recèlent" or "recevant"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "recèlent" and "recevant" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recèlent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recevant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #89,701 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recèlent" and "recevant" 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 #89,701 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.