Which to use
“recoin” and “requin” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,007
- “recoin” frequency rank
- #9,907
- “requin” frequency rank
- 48914
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recoin | requin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Coin plus caché, moins en vue. | Espèce de poisson de mer prédateur de la classe des chondrichthyens (Chondrichthyens), à la silhouette fuselée, hydrodynamique, ayant plusieurs rangées de dents tranchantes à chacune des 2 mâchoires, une nageoire dorsale, deux pectorales, et une nageoire caudale hétérocerque (asymétrique), ayant cinq à sept fentes branchiales sur le côté, et une peau rugueuse (denticules dermiques). |
Where the eye mixes recoin and requin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses recoin with requin
A purely visual mix-up. recoin (\ʁə.kwɛ̃\) and requin (\ʁə.kɛ̃\) 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 48914, 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\. requin is at rank #9,907, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.kɛ̃\.
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 48914, this pair ranks #175,037 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recoin vs requin
Shared letters: einr. Private to "recoin": co. Private to "requin": qu.
"recoin" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "requin" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recoin" and "requin" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "recoin" or "requin" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "recoin" and "requin" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recoin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "requin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #175,037 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recoin" and "requin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recoin vs revoie". 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 #175,037 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.