Which to use
“recracher” and “retrancher” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,320
- “recracher” frequency rank
- #36,135
- “retrancher” frequency rank
- 85455
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recracher | retrancher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rejeter de la bouche une chose que l'on y a introduit. | Séparer une partie du tout, ôter quelque chose d’un tout. |
Where the eye mixes recracher and retrancher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. recracher runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against retrancher's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses recracher with retrancher
A purely visual mix-up. recracher (\ʁə.kʁa.ʃe\) and retrancher (\ʁə.tʁɑ̃.ʃe\) 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 85455, 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\. retrancher is at rank #36,135, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.tʁɑ̃.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 85455, this pair ranks #11,346 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recracher vs retrancher
Shared letters: acehr. Private to "recracher": -. Private to "retrancher": nt.
"recracher" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "retrancher" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recracher ← ercracher · rceracher · recarcher · reccracher · recraccher · recracehr · recracherr · recrachher
- retrancher ← ertrancher · rertancher · retarncher · retracnher · retranccher · retrancehr · retrancherr · retranchher
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recracher" and "retrancher" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "recracher" or "retrancher" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "recracher" and "retrancher" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recracher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "retrancher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,346 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recracher" and "retrancher" 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 #11,346 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.