Which to use
“récit” and “récup” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,797
- “récit” frequency rank
- #27,952
- “récup” frequency rank
- 30749
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récit | récup |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Exposé structuré d’événements réels ou fictifs destiné à être raconté ou lu. | Technique de restauration ou de création à partir d’objets anciens. |
Where the eye mixes récit and récup
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. récit and récup follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses récit with récup
A purely visual mix-up. récit (\ʁe.si\) and récup (\ʁe.kyp\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30749, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
récit is recorded at frequency rank #2,797, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.si\. récup is at rank #27,952, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.kyp\.
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 30749, this pair ranks #308,235 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of récit vs récup
Shared letters: cré. Private to "récit": it. Private to "récup": pu.
"récit" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "récup" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "récit" for "récup" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "récit" or "récup" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "récit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "récup" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #308,235 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récit" and "récup" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rébus vs récup". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #308,235 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.