Which to use
“reconnu” and “répondu” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,100
- “reconnu” frequency rank
- #2,017
- “répondu” frequency rank
- 4117
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reconnu | répondu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de reconnaître (ou reconnaitre). | Participe passé masculin singulier de répondre. |
Where the eye mixes reconnu and répondu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. reconnu and répondu 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 répondu
A purely visual mix-up. reconnu (\ʁə.kɔ.ny\) and répondu (\ʁe.pɔ̃.dy\) 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 4117, 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\. répondu is at rank #2,017, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pɔ̃.dy\.
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 4117, this pair ranks #432,416 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reconnu vs répondu
Shared letters: noru. Private to "reconnu": ce. Private to "répondu": dpé.
"reconnu" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "répondu" · 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 "répondu" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "reconnu" or "répondu" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "reconnu" and "répondu" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reconnu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "répondu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #432,416 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reconnu" and "répondu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rebondi vs répondu". 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 #432,416 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.