recouvertesvsrecouvertsTell them apart

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.

11 ch
recouvertes
10 ch
recouverts

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?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.ku.vɛʁt\ versus \ʁə.ku.vɛʁ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "recouvertes" or "recouverts"?
"recouverts" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,962 in our French list, against #23,337 for "recouvertes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list