recoinvsreçoiveWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: recoin is a noun, reçoive is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“recoin” is a noun and “reçoive” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#39,007
“recoin” frequency rank
#25,479
“reçoive” frequency rank
64486
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recoin reçoive
Definition Coin plus caché, moins en vue. Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de recevoir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set recoin and reçoive apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
recoin
7 ch
reçoive

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recoin is \ʁə.kwɛ̃\ while reçoive is \ʁə.swav\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64486, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

recoin is recorded at frequency rank #39,007, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.kwɛ̃\. reçoive is at rank #25,479, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.swav\.

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 64486, this pair ranks #76,839 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of recoin vs reçoive

Shared letters: eior. Private to "recoin": cn. Private to "reçoive": .

"recoin" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "reçoive" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recoinercoin · rceoin · reccoin · recion · recoinn · reconi · reocin · rrecoin

Frequency comparison

recoin#39,007
reçoive#25,479

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "recoin" and "reçoive" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "recoin" is a noun and "reçoive" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "recoin" or "reçoive"?
"reçoive" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,479 in our French list, against #39,007 for "recoin". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering recoin vs reçoive

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “recoin”; for a verb, it's “reçoive”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “recoin” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list