Which to use
“recevez” and “recevrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,929
- “recevez” frequency rank
- #27,212
- “recevrez” frequency rank
- 38141
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recevez | recevrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de recevoir. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de recevoir. |
Where the eye mixes recevez and recevrez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. recevez runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against recevrez's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between recevez and recevrez
A purely visual mix-up. recevez (\ʁə.sə.ve\) and recevrez (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38141, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recevez is recorded at frequency rank #10,929, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.sə.ve\. recevrez is at rank #27,212, 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 38141, this pair ranks #257,370 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recevez vs recevrez
Shared letters: cervz. Private to "recevez": -. Private to "recevrez": -.
"recevez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "recevrez" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recevez" for "recevrez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "recevez" or "recevrez"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "recevez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recevrez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #257,370 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recevez" and "recevrez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recevras vs recevrez". 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 #257,370 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.