Which to use
“reçois” and “réunis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,232
- “reçois” frequency rank
- #3,798
- “réunis” frequency rank
- 10030
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reçois | réunis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de recevoir. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de réunir. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set reçois and réunis apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. reçois (\ʁə.swa\) and réunis (\ʁe.y.ni\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10030, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reçois is recorded at frequency rank #6,232, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.swa\. réunis is at rank #3,798, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.y.ni\.
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 10030, this pair ranks #414,476 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reçois vs réunis
Shared letters: irs. Private to "reçois": eoç. Private to "réunis": nué.
"reçois" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "réunis" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC