Which to use
“récits” and “recto” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,343
- “récits” frequency rank
- #24,355
- “recto” frequency rank
- 30698
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récits | recto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de récit. | Première page d’un feuillet, par opposition au verso, qui est la seconde page, celle qui se trouve au revers du feuillet. |
Where the eye mixes récits and recto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: récits vs recto
A purely visual mix-up. récits (\ʁe.si\) and recto (\ʁɛk.to\) 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 30698, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
récits is recorded at frequency rank #6,343, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.si\. recto is at rank #24,355, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁɛk.to\.
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 30698, this pair ranks #308,541 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of récits vs recto
Shared letters: crt. Private to "récits": isé. Private to "recto": eo.
"récits" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "recto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recto ← ercto · rceto · reccto · recot · rectto · retco · rrecto
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "récits" for "recto" ever safe?
Frequency check: "récits" vs "recto" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "récits" and "recto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "récits" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #308,541 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récits" and "recto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Recep vs recto". 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 #308,541 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.