Which to use
“recèlent” and “répètent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,896
- “recèlent” frequency rank
- #19,675
- “répètent” frequency rank
- 69571
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recèlent | répètent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de receler. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de répéter. |
Where the eye mixes recèlent and répètent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recèlent and répètent 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 répètent
A purely visual mix-up. recèlent (\ʁə.sɛl\) and répètent (\ʁe.pɛt\) 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 69571, 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\. répètent is at rank #19,675, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pɛt\.
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 69571, this pair ranks #54,616 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recèlent vs répètent
Shared letters: enrtè. Private to "recèlent": cl. Private to "répètent": pé.
"recèlent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "répètent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "recèlent" and "répètent" 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 "répètent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,616 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recèlent" and "répètent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recèlent vs repèrent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #54,616 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.