Which to use
“recevait” and “recevrai” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,892
- “recevait” frequency rank
- #49,317
- “recevrai” frequency rank
- 63209
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recevait | recevrai |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de recevoir. | Première personne du singulier du futur de recevoir. |
Where the eye mixes recevait and recevrai
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. recevait (CVCVCVVC) and recevrai (CVCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between recevait and recevrai
A purely visual mix-up. recevait (\ʁə.s(ə.)vɛ\) and recevrai (\ʁə.sə.vʁe\) 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 63209, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recevait is recorded at frequency rank #13,892, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.s(ə.)vɛ\. recevrai is at rank #49,317, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.sə.vʁe\.
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 63209, this pair ranks #83,194 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recevait vs recevrai
Shared letters: aceirv. Private to "recevait": t. Private to "recevrai": -.
"recevait" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "recevrai" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recevait" and "recevrai" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "recevait" vs "recevrai" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "recevait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recevrai" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #83,194 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recevait" and "recevrai" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recevrai vs recevras". 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 #83,194 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.