Which to use
“recoller” and “recouper” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,511
- “recoller” frequency rank
- #48,753
- “recouper” frequency rank
- 78264
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recoller | recouper |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Coller de nouveau. | Couper de nouveau. |
Where the eye mixes recoller and recouper
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses recoller with recouper
A purely visual mix-up. recoller (\ʁə.kɔ.le\) and recouper (\ʁə.ku.pe\) 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 78264, 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\. recouper is at rank #48,753, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ku.pe\.
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 78264, this pair ranks #26,216 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recoller vs recouper
Shared letters: ceor. Private to "recoller": l. Private to "recouper": pu.
"recoller" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "recouper" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recoller" and "recouper" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "recoller" or "recouper" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "recoller" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recouper" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,216 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recoller" and "recouper" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recoucher 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 #26,216 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.