Which to use
“recevons” and “rêvons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,438
- “recevons” frequency rank
- #44,715
- “rêvons” frequency rank
- 66153
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recevons | rêvons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de recevoir. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de rêver. |
Where the eye mixes recevons and rêvons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recevons runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCC) against rêvons's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: recevons vs rêvons
A purely visual mix-up. recevons (\ʁə.sə.vɔ̃\) and rêvons (\ʁɛ.vɔ̃\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66153, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recevons is recorded at frequency rank #21,438, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.sə.vɔ̃\. rêvons is at rank #44,715, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɛ.vɔ̃\.
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 66153, this pair ranks #69,044 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recevons vs rêvons
Shared letters: norsv. Private to "recevons": ce. Private to "rêvons": ê.
"recevons" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "rêvons" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recevons ← ercevons · rceevons · reccevons · receovns · recevnos · recevonns · recevonss · recevosn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recevons" and "rêvons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "recevons" or "rêvons"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "recevons" and "rêvons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recevons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rêvons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,044 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recevons" and "rêvons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "révolus vs rêvons". 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 #69,044 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.