Which to use
“recette” is a noun and “remettez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,496
- “recette” frequency rank
- #22,675
- “remettez” frequency rank
- 26171
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recette | remettez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ensemble des étapes nécessaire à la réalisation d’un plat en cuisine. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de remettre. |
Where the eye mixes recette and remettez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recette runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against remettez's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses recette with remettez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recette is \ʁə.sɛt\ while remettez is \ʁə.mɛ.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26171, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recette is recorded at frequency rank #3,496, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.sɛt\. remettez is at rank #22,675, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mɛ.te\.
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 26171, this pair ranks #336,719 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recette vs remettez
Shared letters: ert. Private to "recette": c. Private to "remettez": mz.
"recette" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "remettez" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recette" and "remettez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "recette" or "remettez" 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 "recette" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remettez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #336,719 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recette" and "remettez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remettez vs remontez". 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 #336,719 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.