Which to use
“recèlent” and “reçurent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,896
- “recèlent” frequency rank
- #32,161
- “reçurent” frequency rank
- 82057
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recèlent | reçurent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de receler. | Troisième personne du pluriel du passé simple de recevoir. |
Where the eye mixes recèlent and reçurent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recèlent and reçurent follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between recèlent and reçurent
A purely visual mix-up. recèlent (\ʁə.sɛl\) and reçurent (\ʁə.syʁ\) 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 82057, 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\. reçurent is at rank #32,161, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.syʁ\.
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 82057, this pair ranks #17,518 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recèlent vs reçurent
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "recèlent": clè. Private to "reçurent": uç.
"recèlent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "reçurent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recèlent" and "reçurent" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "recèlent" vs "reçurent" - which ranks higher?
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 "reçurent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,518 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recèlent" and "reçurent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recèlent vs repèrent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #17,518 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.