Which to use
“récolte” is a noun and “récoltées” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,807
- “récolte” frequency rank
- #27,225
- “récoltées” frequency rank
- 33032
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récolte | récoltées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de recueillir les produits de la terre. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de récolter. |
Where the eye mixes récolte and récoltées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. récolte runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against récoltées's 9 (CVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: récolte vs récoltées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: récolte is \ʁe.kɔlt\ while récoltées is \ʁe.kɔl.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33032, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
récolte is recorded at frequency rank #5,807, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.kɔlt\. récoltées is at rank #27,225, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.kɔl.te\.
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 33032, this pair ranks #293,321 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of récolte vs récoltées
Shared letters: celorté. Private to "récolte": -. Private to "récoltées": s.
"récolte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "récoltées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "récolte" and "récoltées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "récolte" or "récoltées"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "récolte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "récoltées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #293,321 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récolte" and "récoltées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "récoltée vs récoltées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #293,321 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.