Which to use
“reconnaisse” and “reconnaissez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,391
- “reconnaisse” frequency rank
- #21,439
- “reconnaissez” frequency rank
- 43830
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reconnaisse | reconnaissez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de reconnaître (ou reconnaitre). | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de reconnaître (ou reconnaitre). |
Where the eye mixes reconnaisse and reconnaissez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. reconnaisse runs 11 letters (CVCVCCVVCCV) against reconnaissez's 12 (CVCVCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses reconnaisse with reconnaissez
A purely visual mix-up. reconnaisse (\ʁə.kɔ.nɛs\) and reconnaissez (\ʁə.kɔ.nɛ.se\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “reconnaisse” sits inside “reconnaissez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43830, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reconnaisse is recorded at frequency rank #22,391, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.kɔ.nɛs\. reconnaissez is at rank #21,439, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.kɔ.nɛ.se\.
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 43830, this pair ranks #215,063 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reconnaisse vs reconnaissez
Shared letters: aceinors. Private to "reconnaisse": -. Private to "reconnaissez": z.
"reconnaisse" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCCV · "reconnaissez" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reconnaisse ← erconnaisse · rceonnaisse · recconnaisse · recnonaisse · reconaisse · reconanisse · reconnaise · reconnaises
- reconnaissez ← erconnaissez · rceonnaissez · recconnaissez · recnonaissez · reconaissez · reconanissez · reconnaisesz · reconnaisez
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reconnaisse" and "reconnaissez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "reconnaisse" or "reconnaissez" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "reconnaisse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reconnaissez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #215,063 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reconnaisse" and "reconnaissez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reconnaisse vs reconnaissent". 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 #215,063 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.