Which to use
“recouvertes” and “recouverts” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,337
- “recouvertes” frequency rank
- #19,962
- “recouverts” frequency rank
- 43299
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recouvertes | recouverts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de recouvert. | Masculin pluriel de recouvert. |
Where the eye mixes recouvertes and recouverts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. recouvertes runs 11 letters (CVCVVCVCCVC) against recouverts's 10 (CVCVVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: recouvertes vs recouverts
A purely visual mix-up. recouvertes (\ʁə.ku.vɛʁt\) and recouverts (\ʁə.ku.vɛʁ\) 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 43299, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recouvertes is recorded at frequency rank #23,337, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.ku.vɛʁt\. recouverts is at rank #19,962, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.ku.vɛʁ\.
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 43299, this pair ranks #219,156 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recouvertes vs recouverts
Shared letters: ceorstuv. Private to "recouvertes": -. Private to "recouverts": -.
"recouvertes" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCVC · "recouverts" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recouvertes ← ercouvertes · rceouvertes · reccouvertes · recouevrtes · recouverets · recouverrtes · recouvertess · recouvertse
- recouverts ← ercouverts · rceouverts · reccouverts · recouevrts · recouverrts · recouverst · recouvertss · recouvertts
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recouvertes" and "recouverts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "recouvertes" or "recouverts"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recouvertes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recouverts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #219,156 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recouvertes" and "recouverts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reconverti vs recouverts". 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 #219,156 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.