Which to use
“recoller” and “recopier” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,511
- “recoller” frequency rank
- #31,679
- “recopier” frequency rank
- 61190
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recoller | recopier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Coller de nouveau. | Transcrire. |
Where the eye mixes recoller and recopier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recoller (CVCVCCVC) and recopier (CVCVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: recoller vs recopier
A purely visual mix-up. recoller (\ʁə.kɔ.le\) and recopier (\ʁə.kɔ.pje\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61190, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recoller is recorded at frequency rank #29,511, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.kɔ.le\. recopier is at rank #31,679, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.kɔ.pje\.
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 61190, this pair ranks #93,613 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recoller vs recopier
Shared letters: ceor. Private to "recoller": l. Private to "recopier": ip.
"recoller" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "recopier" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recoller" and "recopier" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "recoller" or "recopier"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recoller" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recopier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,613 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recoller" and "recopier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recopier 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 #93,613 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.