Which to use
“reçoit” is a verb and “repost” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,450
- “reçoit” frequency rank
- #39,975
- “repost” frequency rank
- 42425
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reçoit | repost |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de recevoir. | Caché. |
Letter map: reçoit vs repost
Shared letters muted; letters that set reçoit and repost apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. reçoit (CVCVVC) and repost (CVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - reçoit and repost
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: reçoit is averb and repostanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42425, 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\. repost is at rank #39,975, tagged as anadj.
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 42425, this pair ranks #225,695 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reçoit vs repost
Shared letters: eort. Private to "reçoit": iç. Private to "repost": ps.
"reçoit" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "repost" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- repost ← erpost · reopst · reposst · repostt · repots · reppost · repsot · rpeost
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "reçoit" vs "repost" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "reçoit" and "repost". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "reçoit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repost" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #225,695 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reçoit" and "repost" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reposée vs repost". 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 #225,695 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.