Which to use
“récifs” and “recoins” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,951
- “récifs” frequency rank
- #27,214
- “recoins” frequency rank
- 55165
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récifs | recoins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de récif. | Pluriel de recoin. |
Where the eye mixes récifs and recoins
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. récifs runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against recoins's 7 (CVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses récifs with recoins
A purely visual mix-up. récifs (\ʁe.sif\) and recoins (\ʁə.kwɛ̃\) 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 55165, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
récifs is recorded at frequency rank #27,951, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.sif\. recoins is at rank #27,214, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.kwɛ̃\.
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 55165, this pair ranks #129,245 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of récifs vs recoins
Shared letters: cirs. Private to "récifs": fé. Private to "recoins": eno.
"récifs" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "recoins" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recoins ← ercoins · rceoins · reccoins · recions · recoinns · recoinss · recoisn · reconis
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "récifs" for "recoins" ever safe?
Which is more common, "récifs" or "recoins"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "récifs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recoins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #129,245 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récifs" and "recoins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "récifs vs Reis". 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 #129,245 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.