Which to use
“récoltent” and “recrutent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,024
- “récoltent” frequency rank
- #23,339
- “recrutent” frequency rank
- 62363
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récoltent | recrutent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de récolter. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de recruter. |
Where the eye mixes récoltent and recrutent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. récoltent (CVCVCCVCC) and recrutent (CVCCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: récoltent vs recrutent
A purely visual mix-up. récoltent (\ʁe.kɔlt\) and recrutent (\ʁə.kʁyt\) 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 62363, 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\. recrutent is at rank #23,339, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.kʁyt\.
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 62363, this pair ranks #87,518 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of récoltent vs recrutent
Shared letters: cenrt. Private to "récoltent": loé. Private to "recrutent": u.
"récoltent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "recrutent" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recrutent ← ercrutent · rcerutent · reccrutent · recrrutent · recrtuent · recruetnt · recrutennt · recrutentt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "récoltent" and "recrutent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "récoltent" vs "recrutent" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "récoltent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recrutent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,518 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récoltent" and "recrutent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recèlent vs récoltent". 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 #87,518 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.