Which to use
“recevrait” and “relevait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,489
- “recevrait” frequency rank
- #19,388
- “relevait” frequency rank
- 60877
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recevrait | relevait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du conditionnel de recevoir. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de relever. |
Where the eye mixes recevrait and relevait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. recevrait runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVVC) against relevait's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: recevrait vs relevait
A purely visual mix-up. recevrait (\ʁə.sə.vʁɛ\) and relevait (\ʁə.lə.vɛ\) 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 60877, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recevrait is recorded at frequency rank #41,489, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.sə.vʁɛ\. relevait is at rank #19,388, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.lə.vɛ\.
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 60877, this pair ranks #95,308 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recevrait vs relevait
Shared letters: aeirtv. Private to "recevrait": c. Private to "relevait": l.
"recevrait" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "relevait" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recevrait" and "relevait" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "recevrait" or "relevait"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "recevrait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "relevait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,308 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recevrait" and "relevait" 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 #95,308 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.