Which to use
“reconnu” and “redonné” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,100
- “reconnu” frequency rank
- #22,393
- “redonné” frequency rank
- 24493
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reconnu | redonné |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de reconnaître (ou reconnaitre). | Participe passé masculin singulier de redonner. |
Where the eye mixes reconnu and redonné
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. reconnu and redonné follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: reconnu vs redonné
A purely visual mix-up. reconnu (\ʁə.kɔ.ny\) and redonné (\ʁə.dɔ.ne\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24493, 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\. redonné is at rank #22,393, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.dɔ.ne\.
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 24493, this pair ranks #346,317 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reconnu vs redonné
Shared letters: enor. Private to "reconnu": cu. Private to "redonné": dé.
"reconnu" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "redonné" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- reconnu ← erconnu · rceonnu · recconnu · recnonu · reconu · reconun · reocnnu · rreconnu
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reconnu" for "redonné" ever safe?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "reconnu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "redonné" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #346,317 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reconnu" and "redonné" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Redon vs redonné". 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 #346,317 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.