Which to use
“reçoit” and “recourt” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,450
- “reçoit” frequency rank
- #33,431
- “recourt” frequency rank
- 35881
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reçoit | recourt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de recevoir. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de recourir. |
Where the eye mixes reçoit and recourt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. reçoit runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against recourt's 7 (CVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses reçoit with recourt
A purely visual mix-up. reçoit (\ʁə.swa\) and recourt (\ʁə.kuʁ\) 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 35881, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reçoit is recorded at frequency rank #2,450, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.swa\. recourt is at rank #33,431, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.kuʁ\.
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 35881, this pair ranks #273,551 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reçoit vs recourt
Shared letters: eort. Private to "reçoit": iç. Private to "recourt": cu.
"reçoit" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "recourt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recourt ← ercourt · rceourt · reccourt · recorut · recourrt · recourtt · recoutr · recuort
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reçoit" and "recourt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "reçoit" or "recourt" show up more?
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 "reçoit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recourt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #273,551 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reçoit" and "recourt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recourt vs recouvré". 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 #273,551 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.