Which to use
“recracher” and “reprocher” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,320
- “recracher” frequency rank
- #7,754
- “reprocher” frequency rank
- 57074
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recracher | reprocher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rejeter de la bouche une chose que l'on y a introduit. | Imputer la faute à quelqu’un, en l’en blâmant, en lui en faisant des remontrances. |
Where the eye mixes recracher and reprocher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. recracher and reprocher follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between recracher and reprocher
A purely visual mix-up. recracher (\ʁə.kʁa.ʃe\) and reprocher (\ʁə.pʁɔ.ʃe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57074, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recracher is recorded at frequency rank #49,320, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.kʁa.ʃe\. reprocher is at rank #7,754, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pʁɔ.ʃe\.
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 57074, this pair ranks #117,190 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recracher vs reprocher
Shared letters: cehr. Private to "recracher": a. Private to "reprocher": op.
"recracher" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "reprocher" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recracher" and "reprocher" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "recracher" vs "reprocher" - 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 "recracher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reprocher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #117,190 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recracher" and "reprocher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recoucher vs recracher". 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 #117,190 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.