Which to use
“recèlent” and “récoltent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,896
- “recèlent” frequency rank
- #39,024
- “récoltent” frequency rank
- 88920
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recèlent | récoltent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de receler. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de récolter. |
Where the eye mixes recèlent and récoltent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recèlent runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCC) against récoltent's 9 (CVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses recèlent with récoltent
A purely visual mix-up. recèlent (\ʁə.sɛl\) and récoltent (\ʁe.kɔlt\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88920, 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\. récoltent is at rank #39,024, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.kɔlt\.
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 88920, this pair ranks #6,387 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recèlent vs récoltent
Shared letters: celnrt. Private to "recèlent": è. Private to "récoltent": oé.
"recèlent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "récoltent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recèlent" and "récoltent" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "recèlent" or "récoltent" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "recèlent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "récoltent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,387 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recèlent" and "récoltent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recèlent vs repèrent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #6,387 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.