Which to use
“récepteur” and “récepteurs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,244
- “récepteur” frequency rank
- #20,554
- “récepteurs” frequency rank
- 35798
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récepteur | récepteurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui reçoit. | Masculin pluriel de récepteur. |
Same sound, different letters: récepteur vs récepteurs
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. récepteur runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVVC) against récepteurs's 10 (CVCVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - récepteur / récepteurs
This is the hard kind. récepteur and récepteurs are pronounced identically (\ʁe.sɛp.tœʁ\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “récepteur” sits inside “récepteurs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35798, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
récepteur is recorded at frequency rank #15,244, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.sɛp.tœʁ\. récepteurs is at rank #20,554, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.sɛp.tœʁ\.
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 35798, this pair ranks #274,161 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of récepteur vs récepteurs
Shared letters: ceprtué. Private to "récepteur": -. Private to "récepteurs": s.
"récepteur" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "récepteurs" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "récepteur" and "récepteurs" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "récepteur" or "récepteurs"?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "récepteur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "récepteurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #274,161 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récepteur" and "récepteurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "récepteurs vs recteurs". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #274,161 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.