Which to use
“recoupe” is a noun and “reculé” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,567
- “recoupe” frequency rank
- #16,720
- “reculé” frequency rank
- 59287
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recoupe | reculé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Morceaux d’étoffe qui restent quand on taille des vêtements. | Qui est éloigné, lointain. |
Letter map: recoupe vs reculé
Shared letters muted; letters that set recoupe and reculé apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: recoupe vs reculé
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: recoupe is anoun and reculéanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59287, 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\. reculé is at rank #16,720, tagged as anadj.
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 59287, this pair ranks #104,013 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recoupe vs reculé
Shared letters: ceru. Private to "recoupe": op. Private to "reculé": lé.
"recoupe" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "reculé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recoupe ← ercoupe · rceoupe · reccoupe · recopue · recouep · recouppe · recuope · reocupe
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recoupe" and "reculé" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "recoupe" or "reculé"?
What to do next
Pair "recoupe" vs "reculé" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "recoupe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reculé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,013 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recoupe" and "reculé" 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 #104,013 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.