Which to use
“recoupe” and “recrue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,567
- “recoupe” frequency rank
- #12,039
- “recrue” frequency rank
- 54606
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recoupe | recrue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Morceaux d’étoffe qui restent quand on taille des vêtements. | Levée de soldat remplaçant ceux qui manquent. |
Where the eye mixes recoupe and recrue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recoupe runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against recrue's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: recoupe vs recrue
A purely visual mix-up. recoupe (\ʁə.kup\) and recrue (\ʁə.kʁy\) 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 54606, 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\. recrue is at rank #12,039, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.kʁy\.
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 54606, this pair ranks #132,897 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recoupe vs recrue
Shared letters: ceru. Private to "recoupe": op. Private to "recrue": -.
"recoupe" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "recrue" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recoupe" and "recrue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "recoupe" or "recrue"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "recoupe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recrue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #132,897 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recoupe" and "recrue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recoupe 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 #132,897 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.