Which to use
“reçoit” is a verb and “redit” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,450
- “reçoit” frequency rank
- #31,212
- “redit” frequency rank
- 33662
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reçoit | redit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de recevoir. | Écho, répétition, réitération. |
Where the eye mixes reçoit and redit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. reçoit runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against redit's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: reçoit vs redit
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reçoit is \ʁə.swa\ while redit is \ʁə.di\. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33662, 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\. redit is at rank #31,212, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.di\.
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 33662, this pair ranks #289,124 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reçoit vs redit
Shared letters: eirt. Private to "reçoit": oç. Private to "redit": d.
"reçoit" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "redit" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- redit ← erdit · rdeit · reditt · redti · reidt · rredit
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reçoit" for "redit" ever safe?
Frequency check: "reçoit" vs "redit" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "reçoit" and "redit" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reçoit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "redit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #289,124 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reçoit" and "redit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "redit vs relit". 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 #289,124 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.