Which to use
“reconnu” is a verb and “reconnue” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,100
- “reconnu” frequency rank
- #5,177
- “reconnue” frequency rank
- 7277
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reconnu | reconnue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de reconnaître (ou reconnaitre). | Féminin singulier de reconnu. |
Same sound, different letters: reconnu vs reconnue
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. reconnu runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against reconnue's 8 (CVCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - reconnu and reconnue
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: reconnu and reconnue carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁə.kɔ.ny\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “reconnu” sits inside “reconnue”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7277, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reconnu is recorded at frequency rank #2,100, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.kɔ.ny\. reconnue is at rank #5,177, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.kɔ.ny\.
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 7277, this pair ranks #423,636 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reconnu vs reconnue
Shared letters: cenoru. Private to "reconnu": -. Private to "reconnue": -.
"reconnu" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "reconnue" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reconnu" and "reconnue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "reconnu" vs "reconnue" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "reconnu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reconnue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #423,636 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reconnu" and "reconnue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recoin vs reconnu". 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 #423,636 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.