Which to use
“record” and “récré” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,244
- “record” frequency rank
- #21,457
- “récré” frequency rank
- 23701
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | record | récré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Exploit sportif dépassant tout ce qui a été fait précédemment dans le même genre, et officiellement constaté. | Période de la journée scolaire durant laquelle les enfants peuvent sortir et s’amuser. |
Where the eye mixes record and récré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. record runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against récré's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses record with récré
A purely visual mix-up. record (\ʁə.kɔʁ\) and récré (\ʁe.kʁe\) 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 23701, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
record is recorded at frequency rank #2,244, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.kɔʁ\. récré is at rank #21,457, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.kʁe\.
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 23701, this pair ranks #350,948 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of record vs récré
Shared letters: cr. Private to "record": deo. Private to "récré": é.
"record" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "récré" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- record ← ercord · rceord · reccord · recodr · recordd · recorrd · recrod · reocrd
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "record" and "récré" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "record" vs "récré" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "record" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "récré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #350,948 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "record" and "récré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recife vs récré". 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 #350,948 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.