recourtvsrecouvréWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“recourt” and “recouvré” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#33,431
“recourt” frequency rank
#46,402
“recouvré” frequency rank
79833
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recourt recouvré
Definition Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de recourir. Participe passé masculin singulier de recouvrer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set recourt and recouvré apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
recourt
8 ch
recouvré

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. recourt (\ʁə.kuʁ\) and recouvré (\ʁə.ku.vʁe\) 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 79833, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

recourt is recorded at frequency rank #33,431, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.kuʁ\. recouvré is at rank #46,402, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ku.vʁe\.

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 79833, this pair ranks #22,370 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of recourt vs recouvré

Shared letters: ceoru. Private to "recourt": t. Private to "recouvré": .

"recourt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC  ·  "recouvré" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recourtercourt · rceourt · reccourt · recorut · recourrt · recourtt · recoutr · recuort

Frequency comparison

recourt#33,431
recouvré#46,402

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "recourt" and "recouvré" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.kuʁ\ versus \ʁə.ku.vʁe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "recourt" or "recouvré"?
"recourt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,431 in our French list, against #46,402 for "recouvré". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering recourt vs recouvré

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list