reçoitvsréunitWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“reçoit” and “réunit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,450
“reçoit” frequency rank
#5,608
“réunit” frequency rank
8058
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reçoit réunit
Definition Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de recevoir. Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de réunir.

Where the eye mixes reçoit and réunit

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

6 ch
reçoit
6 ch
réunit

Visual trap between reçoit and réunit

A purely visual mix-up. reçoit (\ʁə.swa\) and réunit (\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 8058, 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\. réunit is at rank #5,608, 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 8058, this pair ranks #421,264 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of reçoit vs réunit

Shared letters: irt. Private to "reçoit": eoç. Private to "réunit": nué.

"reçoit" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "réunit" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "reçoit" and "réunit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.swa\ versus \ʁe.y.ni\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "reçoit" vs "réunit" - which ranks higher?
"reçoit" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,450 in our French list, against #5,608 for "réunit". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "reçoit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "réunit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #421,264 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reçoit" and "réunit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relit vs réunit". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #421,264 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list