Which to use
“récoltées” is a verb and “reculées” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,225
- “récoltées” frequency rank
- #37,515
- “reculées” frequency rank
- 64740
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récoltées | reculées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de récolter. | Pluriel de reculée. |
Where the eye mixes récoltées and reculées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. récoltées runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVVC) against reculées's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between récoltées and reculées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: récoltées is \ʁe.kɔl.te\ while reculées is \ʁə.ky.le\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64740, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
récoltées is recorded at frequency rank #27,225, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.kɔl.te\. reculées is at rank #37,515, 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 64740, this pair ranks #75,570 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of récoltées vs reculées
Shared letters: celrsé. Private to "récoltées": ot. Private to "reculées": u.
"récoltées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "reculées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "récoltées" and "reculées" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "récoltées" or "reculées"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "récoltées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reculées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,570 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récoltées" and "reculées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reculées vs régulée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #75,570 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.