Which to use
“recevant” and “recevrait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,036
- “recevant” frequency rank
- #41,489
- “recevrait” frequency rank
- 53525
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recevant | recevrait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe présent de recevoir. | Troisième personne du singulier du conditionnel de recevoir. |
Where the eye mixes recevant and recevrait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. recevant runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCC) against recevrait's 9 (CVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses recevant with recevrait
A purely visual mix-up. recevant (\ʁə.sə.vɑ̃\) and recevrait (\ʁə.sə.vʁɛ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53525, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recevant is recorded at frequency rank #12,036, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.sə.vɑ̃\. recevrait is at rank #41,489, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.sə.vʁɛ\.
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 53525, this pair ranks #140,118 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recevant vs recevrait
Shared letters: acertv. Private to "recevant": n. Private to "recevrait": i.
"recevant" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "recevrait" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recevant" and "recevrait" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "recevant" vs "recevrait" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recevant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recevrait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #140,118 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recevant" and "recevrait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recevrait 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 #140,118 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.