Which to use
“recouvert” and “recouvertes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,568
- “recouvert” frequency rank
- #23,337
- “recouvertes” frequency rank
- 33905
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recouvert | recouvertes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Complètement couvert. | Féminin pluriel de recouvert. |
Where the eye mixes recouvert and recouvertes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. recouvert runs 9 letters (CVCVVCVCC) against recouvertes's 11 (CVCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: recouvert vs recouvertes
A purely visual mix-up. recouvert (\ʁə.ku.vɛʁ\) and recouvertes (\ʁə.ku.vɛʁt\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “recouvert” sits inside “recouvertes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33905, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recouvert is recorded at frequency rank #10,568, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.ku.vɛʁ\. recouvertes is at rank #23,337, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.ku.vɛʁt\.
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 33905, this pair ranks #287,478 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recouvert vs recouvertes
Shared letters: ceortuv. Private to "recouvert": -. Private to "recouvertes": s.
"recouvert" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC · "recouvertes" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recouvert ← ercouvert · rceouvert · reccouvert · recouevrt · recouverrt · recouvertt · recouvetr · recouvret
- recouvertes ← ercouvertes · rceouvertes · reccouvertes · recouevrtes · recouverets · recouverrtes · recouvertess · recouvertse
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recouvert" and "recouvertes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "recouvert" or "recouvertes"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "recouvert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recouvertes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #287,478 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recouvert" and "recouvertes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recouper vs recouvert". 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 #287,478 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.