Which to use
“recourt” and “résout” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,431
- “recourt” frequency rank
- #14,790
- “résout” frequency rank
- 48221
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recourt | résout |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de recourir. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe résoudre. |
Where the eye mixes recourt and résout
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. recourt runs 7 letters (CVCVVCC) against résout's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between recourt and résout
A purely visual mix-up. recourt (\ʁə.kuʁ\) and résout (\ʁe.zu\) 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 48221, 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\. résout is at rank #14,790, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.zu\.
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 48221, this pair ranks #180,667 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recourt vs résout
Shared letters: ortu. Private to "recourt": ce. Private to "résout": sé.
"recourt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "résout" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recourt ← ercourt · rceourt · reccourt · recorut · recourrt · recourtt · recoutr · recuort
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recourt" for "résout" ever safe?
Frequency check: "recourt" vs "résout" - which ranks higher?
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 "recourt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "résout" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #180,667 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recourt" and "résout" 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 #180,667 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.