Which to use
“récoltent” and “résolvent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,024
- “récoltent” frequency rank
- #45,298
- “résolvent” frequency rank
- 84322
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récoltent | résolvent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de récolter. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de résoudre. |
Where the eye mixes récoltent and résolvent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. récoltent and résolvent follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: récoltent vs résolvent
A purely visual mix-up. récoltent (\ʁe.kɔlt\) and résolvent (\ʁe.zɔlv\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84322, 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\. résolvent is at rank #45,298, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.zɔlv\.
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 84322, this pair ranks #13,206 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of récoltent vs résolvent
Shared letters: elnorté. Private to "récoltent": c. Private to "résolvent": sv.
"récoltent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "résolvent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "récoltent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "résolvent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,206 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récoltent" and "résolvent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recèlent vs récoltent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #13,206 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.