Which to use
“recoupe” and “récup” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,567
- “recoupe” frequency rank
- #27,952
- “récup” frequency rank
- 70519
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recoupe | récup |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Morceaux d’étoffe qui restent quand on taille des vêtements. | Technique de restauration ou de création à partir d’objets anciens. |
Where the eye mixes recoupe and récup
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: recoupe vs récup
A purely visual mix-up. recoupe (\ʁə.kup\) and récup (\ʁe.kyp\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70519, 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\. récup is at rank #27,952, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.kyp\.
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 70519, this pair ranks #51,025 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recoupe vs récup
Shared letters: cpru. Private to "recoupe": eo. Private to "récup": é.
"recoupe" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "récup" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recoupe ← ercoupe · rceoupe · reccoupe · recopue · recouep · recouppe · recuope · reocupe
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recoupe" and "récup" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "recoupe" or "récup" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "recoupe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "récup" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,025 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recoupe" and "récup" 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 #51,025 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.