Which to use
“récoltent” and “recoupent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,024
- “récoltent” frequency rank
- #46,985
- “recoupent” frequency rank
- 86009
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récoltent | recoupent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de récolter. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de recouper. |
Where the eye mixes récoltent and recoupent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. récoltent (CVCVCCVCC) and recoupent (CVCVVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: récoltent vs recoupent
A purely visual mix-up. récoltent (\ʁe.kɔlt\) and recoupent (\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 86009, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
récoltent is recorded at frequency rank #39,024, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.kɔlt\. recoupent is at rank #46,985, tagged as averb, 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 86009, this pair ranks #10,396 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of récoltent vs recoupent
Shared letters: cenort. Private to "récoltent": lé. Private to "recoupent": pu.
"récoltent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "recoupent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recoupent ← ercoupent · rceoupent · reccoupent · recopuent · recouepnt · recoupennt · recoupentt · recoupetn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "récoltent" for "recoupent" ever safe?
Frequency check: "récoltent" vs "recoupent" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "récoltent" and "recoupent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "récoltent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recoupent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,396 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récoltent" and "recoupent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recoupent 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 #10,396 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.