Which to use
“récoltée” and “redoutée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,014
- “récoltée” frequency rank
- #44,138
- “redoutée” frequency rank
- 91152
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récoltée | redoutée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de récolter. | Participe passé féminin singulier de redouter. |
Where the eye mixes récoltée and redoutée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. récoltée (CVCVCCVV) and redoutée (CVCVVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses récoltée with redoutée
A purely visual mix-up. récoltée (\ʁe.kɔl.te\) and redoutée (\ʁə.du.te\) 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 91152, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
récoltée is recorded at frequency rank #47,014, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.kɔl.te\. redoutée is at rank #44,138, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.du.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 91152, this pair ranks #4,093 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of récoltée vs redoutée
Shared letters: eorté. Private to "récoltée": cl. Private to "redoutée": du.
"récoltée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "redoutée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "récoltée" and "redoutée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "récoltée" vs "redoutée" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "récoltée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "redoutée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,093 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récoltée" and "redoutée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "redoutée vs refoulée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #4,093 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.