Which to use
“reçoivent” and “recoupent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,497
- “reçoivent” frequency rank
- #46,985
- “recoupent” frequency rank
- 52482
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reçoivent | recoupent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de recevoir. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de recouper. |
Where the eye mixes reçoivent and recoupent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. reçoivent and recoupent follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: reçoivent vs recoupent
A purely visual mix-up. reçoivent (\ʁə.swav\) and recoupent (\ʁə.kup\) 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 52482, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reçoivent is recorded at frequency rank #5,497, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.swav\. recoupent is at rank #46,985, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.kup\.
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 52482, this pair ranks #147,421 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reçoivent vs recoupent
Shared letters: enort. Private to "reçoivent": ivç. Private to "recoupent": cpu.
"reçoivent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC · "recoupent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recoupent ← ercoupent · rceoupent · reccoupent · recopuent · recouepnt · recoupennt · recoupentt · recoupetn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reçoivent" and "recoupent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "reçoivent" vs "recoupent" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "reçoivent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recoupent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #147,421 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reçoivent" and "recoupent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recoupent vs recouper". 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 #147,421 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.