Which to use
“récolte” and “reculée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,807
- “récolte” frequency rank
- #39,008
- “reculée” frequency rank
- 44815
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récolte | reculée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de recueillir les produits de la terre. | Espace qui permet de se reculer. |
Where the eye mixes récolte and reculée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: récolte vs reculée
A purely visual mix-up. récolte (\ʁe.kɔlt\) and reculée (\ʁə.ky.le\) 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 44815, 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\. reculée is at rank #39,008, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.ky.le\.
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 44815, this pair ranks #207,601 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of récolte vs reculée
Shared letters: celré. Private to "récolte": ot. Private to "reculée": u.
"récolte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "reculée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "récolte" and "reculée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "récolte" or "reculée"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "récolte" and "reculée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "récolte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reculée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #207,601 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récolte" and "reculée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reculée vs refoulée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #207,601 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.