Which to use
“recourir” and “recourt” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,547
- “recourir” frequency rank
- #33,431
- “recourt” frequency rank
- 42978
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recourir | recourt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Courir de nouveau. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de recourir. |
Where the eye mixes recourir and recourt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recourir runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVC) against recourt's 7 (CVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses recourir with recourt
A purely visual mix-up. recourir (\ʁə.ku.ʁiʁ\) and recourt (\ʁə.kuʁ\) 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 42978, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recourir is recorded at frequency rank #9,547, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ku.ʁiʁ\. recourt is at rank #33,431, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.kuʁ\.
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 42978, this pair ranks #221,513 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recourir vs recourt
Shared letters: ceoru. Private to "recourir": i. Private to "recourt": t.
"recourir" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "recourt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recourir" for "recourt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "recourir" vs "recourt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recourir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recourt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #221,513 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recourir" and "recourt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recourt vs recouvré". 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 #221,513 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.