récoltevsrécoltéesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: récolte is a noun, récoltées is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

7 ch
récolte
9 ch
récoltées

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?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "récolte" is a noun and "récoltées" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "récolte" or "récoltées"?
"récolte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,807 in our French list, against #27,225 for "récoltées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list