Which to use
“receveurs” is a noun and “rêveurs” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,937
- “receveurs” frequency rank
- #31,246
- “rêveurs” frequency rank
- 61183
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | receveurs | rêveurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de receveur. | Masculin pluriel de rêveur. |
Where the eye mixes receveurs and rêveurs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. receveurs runs 9 letters (CVCVCVVCC) against rêveurs's 7 (CVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses receveurs with rêveurs
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: receveurs is \ʁəs.vœʁ\ while rêveurs is \ʁɛ.vœʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61183, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
receveurs is recorded at frequency rank #29,937, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁəs.vœʁ\. rêveurs is at rank #31,246, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁɛ.vœʁ\.
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 61183, this pair ranks #93,645 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of receveurs vs rêveurs
Shared letters: ersuv. Private to "receveurs": c. Private to "rêveurs": ê.
"receveurs" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC · "rêveurs" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- receveurs ← erceveurs · rceeveurs · recceveurs · receevurs · receverus · receveurrs · receveurss · receveusr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "receveurs" for "rêveurs" ever safe?
Frequency check: "receveurs" vs "rêveurs" - 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 "receveurs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rêveurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,645 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "receveurs" and "rêveurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revêtus vs rêveurs". 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 #93,645 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.