Which to use
“recoin” and “ricin” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,007
- “recoin” frequency rank
- #40,967
- “ricin” frequency rank
- 79974
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recoin | ricin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Coin plus caché, moins en vue. | Grande plante vivace arborescente de la famille des Euphorbiacées, à fleurs unisexuelles et sans corolle, extrêmement toxique, dont les semences fournissent une huile employée comme purgatif et comme lubrifiant. |
Where the eye mixes recoin and ricin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. recoin runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against ricin's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: recoin vs ricin
A purely visual mix-up. recoin (\ʁə.kwɛ̃\) and ricin (\ʁi.sɛ̃\) 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 79974, 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\. ricin is at rank #40,967, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁi.sɛ̃\.
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 79974, this pair ranks #22,024 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recoin vs ricin
Shared letters: cinr. Private to "recoin": eo. Private to "ricin": -.
"recoin" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "ricin" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recoin" and "ricin" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "recoin" vs "ricin" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "recoin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ricin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,024 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recoin" and "ricin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ricin vs Rimini". 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 #22,024 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.