Which to use
“recoupe” is a noun and “recoupent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,567
- “recoupe” frequency rank
- #46,985
- “recoupent” frequency rank
- 89552
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recoupe | recoupent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Morceaux d’étoffe qui restent quand on taille des vêtements. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de recouper. |
Same sound, different letters: recoupe vs recoupent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. recoupe runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against recoupent's 9 (CVCVVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - recoupe / recoupent
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: recoupe and recoupent carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁə.kup\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “recoupe” sits inside “recoupent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89552, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recoupe is recorded at frequency rank #42,567, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.kup\. recoupent is at rank #46,985, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.kup\.
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 89552, this pair ranks #5,669 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recoupe vs recoupent
Shared letters: ceopru. Private to "recoupe": -. Private to "recoupent": nt.
"recoupe" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "recoupent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recoupe" and "recoupent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "recoupe" vs "recoupent" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "recoupe" / "recoupent". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "recoupe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recoupent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,669 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recoupe" and "recoupent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recoupent vs recouper". 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 #5,669 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.