Which to use
“récolter” and “redouter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,401
- “récolter” frequency rank
- #31,681
- “redouter” frequency rank
- 42082
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récolter | redouter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Faire une récolte. | Craindre fort. |
Where the eye mixes récolter and redouter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. récolter (CVCVCCVC) and redouter (CVCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses récolter with redouter
A purely visual mix-up. récolter (\ʁe.kɔl.te\) and redouter (\ʁə.du.te\) 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 42082, 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\. redouter is at rank #31,681, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.du.te\.
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 42082, this pair ranks #228,367 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of récolter vs redouter
Shared letters: eort. Private to "récolter": clé. Private to "redouter": du.
"récolter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "redouter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- redouter ← erdouter · rdeouter · reddouter · redotuer · redouetr · redouterr · redoutre · redoutter
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "récolter" and "redouter" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "récolter" vs "redouter" - 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 "récolter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "redouter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #228,367 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récolter" and "redouter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recouper vs redouter". 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 #228,367 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.