Which to use
“recoupent” and “reçurent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,985
- “recoupent” frequency rank
- #32,161
- “reçurent” frequency rank
- 79146
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recoupent | reçurent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de recouper. | Troisième personne du pluriel du passé simple de recevoir. |
Where the eye mixes recoupent and reçurent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recoupent runs 9 letters (CVCVVCVCC) against reçurent's 8 (CVCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses recoupent with reçurent
A purely visual mix-up. recoupent (\ʁə.kup\) and reçurent (\ʁə.syʁ\) 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 79146, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recoupent is recorded at frequency rank #46,985, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.kup\. reçurent is at rank #32,161, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.syʁ\.
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 79146, this pair ranks #23,991 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recoupent vs reçurent
Shared letters: enrtu. Private to "recoupent": cop. Private to "reçurent": ç.
"recoupent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC · "reçurent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recoupent ← ercoupent · rceoupent · reccoupent · recopuent · recouepnt · recoupennt · recoupentt · recoupetn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recoupent" for "reçurent" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "recoupent" or "reçurent" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "recoupent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reçurent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,991 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recoupent" and "reçurent" 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 #23,991 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.