Which to use
“récolte” and “recoupe” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,807
- “récolte” frequency rank
- #42,567
- “recoupe” frequency rank
- 48374
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récolte | recoupe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de recueillir les produits de la terre. | Morceaux d’étoffe qui restent quand on taille des vêtements. |
Where the eye mixes récolte and recoupe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. récolte (CVCVCCV) and recoupe (CVCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between récolte and recoupe
A purely visual mix-up. récolte (\ʁe.kɔlt\) and recoupe (\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 48374, 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\. recoupe is at rank #42,567, tagged as anoun, 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 48374, this pair ranks #179,440 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of récolte vs recoupe
Shared letters: ceor. Private to "récolte": lté. Private to "recoupe": pu.
"récolte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "recoupe" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recoupe ← ercoupe · rceoupe · reccoupe · recopue · recouep · recouppe · recuope · reocupe
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "récolte" and "recoupe" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "récolte" vs "recoupe" - which ranks higher?
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 "récolte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recoupe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #179,440 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récolte" and "recoupe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recoupe 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 #179,440 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.