Which to use
“reçoive” and “recouvré” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,479
- “reçoive” frequency rank
- #46,402
- “recouvré” frequency rank
- 71881
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reçoive | recouvré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de recevoir. | Participe passé masculin singulier de recouvrer. |
Where the eye mixes reçoive and recouvré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. reçoive runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against recouvré's 8 (CVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between reçoive and recouvré
A purely visual mix-up. reçoive (\ʁə.swav\) and recouvré (\ʁə.ku.vʁe\) 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 71881, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reçoive is recorded at frequency rank #25,479, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.swav\. recouvré is at rank #46,402, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ku.vʁe\.
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 71881, this pair ranks #45,943 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reçoive vs recouvré
Shared letters: eorv. Private to "reçoive": iç. Private to "recouvré": cué.
"reçoive" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "recouvré" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reçoive" and "recouvré" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "reçoive" or "recouvré"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "reçoive" and "recouvré" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reçoive" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recouvré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,943 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reçoive" and "recouvré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recoupe vs recouvré". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #45,943 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.