Which to use
“reconnaissent” and “reconnaissez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,609
- “reconnaissent” frequency rank
- #21,439
- “reconnaissez” frequency rank
- 30048
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reconnaissent | reconnaissez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de reconnaître (ou reconnaitre). | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de reconnaître (ou reconnaitre). |
Where the eye mixes reconnaissent and reconnaissez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. reconnaissent runs 13 letters (CVCVCCVVCCVCC) 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 reconnaissent with reconnaissez
A purely visual mix-up. reconnaissent (\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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30048, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reconnaissent is recorded at frequency rank #8,609, 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 30048, this pair ranks #312,801 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reconnaissent vs reconnaissez
Shared letters: aceinors. Private to "reconnaissent": t. Private to "reconnaissez": z.
"reconnaissent" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCCVCC · "reconnaissez" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reconnaissent ← erconnaissent · rceonnaissent · recconnaissent · recnonaissent · reconaissent · reconanissent · reconnaisent · reconnaisesnt
- reconnaissez ← erconnaissez · rceonnaissez · recconnaissez · recnonaissez · reconaissez · reconanissez · reconnaisesz · reconnaisez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reconnaissent" for "reconnaissez" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "reconnaissent" or "reconnaissez" 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 "reconnaissent" 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 #312,801 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reconnaissent" and "reconnaissez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reconnaissaient 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 #312,801 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.