Which to use
“recouper” and “rejouer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,753
- “recouper” frequency rank
- #19,387
- “rejouer” frequency rank
- 68140
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recouper | rejouer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Couper de nouveau. | Jouer de nouveau, se remettre à jouer. |
Where the eye mixes recouper and rejouer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recouper runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVC) against rejouer's 7 (CVCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between recouper and rejouer
A purely visual mix-up. recouper (\ʁə.ku.pe\) and rejouer (\ʁə.ʒwe\) 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 68140, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recouper is recorded at frequency rank #48,753, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ku.pe\. rejouer is at rank #19,387, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ʒwe\.
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 68140, this pair ranks #60,386 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recouper vs rejouer
Shared letters: eoru. Private to "recouper": cp. Private to "rejouer": j.
"recouper" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "rejouer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recouper" and "rejouer" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "recouper" or "rejouer"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "recouper" and "rejouer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recouper" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rejouer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,386 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recouper" and "rejouer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recoucher 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 #60,386 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.