Which to use
“récolter” and “recouper” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,401
- “récolter” frequency rank
- #48,753
- “recouper” frequency rank
- 59154
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récolter | recouper |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Faire une récolte. | Couper de nouveau. |
Where the eye mixes récolter and recouper
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. récolter (CVCVCCVC) and recouper (CVCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: récolter vs recouper
A purely visual mix-up. récolter (\ʁe.kɔl.te\) and recouper (\ʁə.ku.pe\) 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 59154, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
récolter is recorded at frequency rank #10,401, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.kɔl.te\. recouper is at rank #48,753, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ku.pe\.
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 59154, this pair ranks #104,748 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of récolter vs recouper
Shared letters: ceor. Private to "récolter": lté. Private to "recouper": pu.
"récolter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "recouper" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recouper ← ercouper · rceouper · reccouper · recopuer · recouepr · recouperr · recoupper · recoupre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "récolter" for "recouper" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "récolter" or "recouper" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "récolter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recouper" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,748 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récolter" and "recouper" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recoucher 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 #104,748 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.